I think there is a niche for every market.

You go to new places and it opens your eyes to different things you haven't seen before. Everything from colors, to silhouettes, to patterns - it just comes from everywhere.

As people grow up, they realize it's less important to have more friends and more important to have real ones.

I grew up at the beach and I was always involved in beach clean-ups and caring for my environment.

I have always loved reading. Ever since I was a young girl I had a book by my bed and would get lost in the world of make believe.

Sometimes, you just have to take a step back and realise what's important in your life, what you can live with, and more importantly, what you can't live without.

I felt bad about myself because certain people were relentlessly attacking me and my reputation. My mom kept saying 'Let it go, Lauren, It doesn't matter' ... [I] realized I had to stop worrying about what other people think. The next day I got a tattoo on my lower back that says 'sticks and stones', because they may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.