My great strength is knowing who I am and where I come from - my island.

My entire concept of lifestyle is built on the foundation of my homes. There is no more important expression of this concept than that of my own personal living space.

Style begins by looking good naked

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

Accept your friends for who they are, not for who you want them to be.

Regardless of how good or bad a collection might be, it's a letdown after the show is over. It's done. Something you've worked on for months is just over.

I want to make clothes that people will wear, not styles that will make a big splash on the runway.