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.

Work hard. Believe in yourself. It's not the publicity that sells the clothes, it's the woman.

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

Tell me, which designers in New York do you think are great - besides me, of course.

I’ve lived every day to the fullest, and I’ve had a marvelous time. I’ve tried to be nice to the people I care about, and ignore the ones I don’t. I enjoy what I’ve done.

A woman today knows that the power of her femininity is very important.

My approach is that fashion must always be optimistic, and that a woman will always be enticed by beautiful clothes.