People always think that designers hate each other. And we're certainly a competitive lot, but we also enjoy each other's company. No one else knows what you're going through other than another designer.

The biggest lesson that I've learned is that fashion is this tightrope where you have to be consistent but inconsistent. You need the connective thread but at the same time you need a sense of surprise.

Clothes are like a good meal, a good movie, great pieces of music.

Learn to invest in the best quality you can afford and wear pieces in different ways.

The greenest thing you could do in fashion, is to buy something great that you’re going to use for years

It's funny when I hear people complain - particularly about the most fabulous parts of being a designer, like when you're getting ready to work on a show. I don't even know that I'm tired. I could stay up for six days straight! No drugs, no coffee, no nothing. I'm just so excited.

Americans are always a little bit insecure.