North Americans as a whole need to embrace having clothes altered to their body. I hear it all the time: why do the Europeans always look so good? They have a relationship with their tailor and spend the time and money to make their clothes look their best.

Travel is the ultimate inspiration.

I mean you might have wanted Carrie Bradshaw, but to me she's like toddlers and tiaras gone berserk!

Women are much more comfortable making their own style rules now. They want pieces that will make their busy lives easier.

Americans are always a little bit insecure.

My personal style icon is Steve McQueen. My design style icon is a mix of everyone from Jackie O. to Lauren Hutton to my mother.

I think to be empathetic is the greatest gift you can have as a designer. Hopefully, people will look at me and say, 'He really loved women.'