I always say I lived my life with my grandmother. She was emotionally stable, and she was very encouraging to me.

I guess when I look over my shoulder at other designers, I feel like people are so definitive. It's so clear to me what their aesthetic is, what they're projecting. And I look at my own work and I think, Who could ever decipher what the hell is going on?

You can never please everyone, and I think it's best not to.

Without any kind of real ego on my part, I just thought, I'm going to approach the people I admire and see if they want to do something together.

I said, 'Okay, it's the year 2000, I'm getting a computer and a Palm Pilot.' I know how to check my e-mail, and I've listed some phone numbers on it. Half the time the battery has gone out so I can't use it.

Staring up at the sky on a bright, sunny day makes me dream and gives me ideas.

Both my partner and I did not get into cooking so that we could wear ugly chef's coats and stuff. We dress sexy in the kitchen.