We live in an era of globalization and the era of the woman. Never in the history of the world have women been more in control of their destiny.

I always tell this story: When I started, the woman went to the store to buy a dress. She saw it in pink and red, and then she remembered that the husband, who is probably going to pay for the dress, loves it in pink. So she buys the pink. Today, the same woman goes to the store and remembers the husband likes pink, and she buys the red.

If you have the right to call me a hot dog why do I not have the right to call you a stale 3-day old hamburger?

I don't really know how to do casual clothes.

The charities closest to my heart have always involved helping children in some way.

I would like better to be known as the Godfather of Fashion, with all the implications that that word has.

When I went to see Mrs. Clinton and we talk about the inaugural dress I ask her what would you like to achieve with this particular dress? And she said to me what I would like is - that when I walk into the room and people will look at me and say wow you look great.