Gardening is how I relax. It's another form of creating and playing with colors.

What women have achieved in the last 50 years, I wish men would have achieved in the last 100.

If you want to establish an international presence you can't do so from New York. You need the consecration of Paris.

And smile, you know I always tell the girls to smile because I hate sad faces.

Gardening is how I relax. It's another form of creating and playing with colors.

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.

Working for incredible talents like Balenciaga and Antonio Castillo, I learned about the immense skill and creativity involved in couture work.