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.

I've always been a big fan of Phillip Lim. He'll always be a favorite of mine.

What is the point of working all your life and then stopping?

I don't stage my own publicity.

Sometimes when you love people, you want to believe they're good.

During holiday parties I end up recycling a lot of my cocktail dresses and just wearing a layering piece, like a blazer and tights, with it.

Anyway, he's gone. Which, as you know, is how I like my men.