That was a time when I did love music, I couldn't get enough of what was going on. Maybe it was Nirvana that brought me back. I guess it was a comfort because something that sounded so right - and non-commercial - had become so influential, so immediately.

One thing that is exciting about fashion is the surprise element. People don't know what they want. They just know when they see it.

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

Design is a series of creative choices - it's a collaborative effort, an evolutionary process. You choose your fabrics depending upon what you want to say, then you work with mills to get those fabrics. Through the process, you realize what you want it to be.

I always find beauty in things that are odd and imperfect - they are much more interesting.

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.

Any opportunity to adorn oneself is human, and accessories are an easy way to do it.