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.

Sex is always good, isn't it? Well, actually it's not always good, but it's always a good thing.

I've learned a lot about doing accessories and making shoes and handbags. I don't think my perspective has really changed. The subtlety of understanding yarns, what makes a fabric what it is - I've learned technical skills and more about the craft.

You can go to Graff and buy a diamond that's flawless. You aren't going to be able to buy the same diamond at Fortunoff, but it's still a diamond you can enjoy. If fashion can allow you to have the Chanel mystique through a lipstick, then why shouldn't art allow you to have that through a sweatshirt that says 'Cremaster' on it?

It's quite nice to see that I didn't have to change who I was to reach two very different types of people.

It's the things that aren't accepted as conventionally beautiful that I find more attractive.

As far back as I can remember, I had an interest in fashion. I used to go to sleepaway camp, and they'd provide a list of things that you had to bring, and I always wanted to be a bit more creative than the list allowed. Like, if they required chinos, I wanted to hand-paint them.