Many of us grew up with a kind of puritanism against shopping. But shopping can be much more than how it is cast. If you are bored or you have problems, it can be a way of lifting your spirits, by doing something light and superficial. Why not?

What people sometimes interpret as quirky is my attempt to subvert the concept of luxury by introducing elements that are considered ordinary or commonplace.

When you want to do something that is challenging or interesting or new, you never find the place. All the places are obvious or old or generic. And so you realize that the role of architecture is fundamental.

People ask me how can I be stylish, how can I be elegant and what can I wear? My only answer is study! You have to learn.

I realized that so many clever people respect fashion so much.

Men are always much more dignified than most women.

I suppose I felt guilty not to be doing something more important, more political. So in a way I am trying to use the company for these other activities.