Now is the most exciting time in fashion. Women are controlling their destiny now, the consumer is more knowledgeable, and I have to be better every single day.

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

The only realities in life are that you are born, and that you die. We always think we are going to live forever. The dying aspect we will never accept. The one thing about having this kind of warning is how you appreciate every single day of life.

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

Any girl from any walk of life dreams of that special dress, and I try to make that dream a reality for her.

Nothing is contrived. At night, the clothes should pour like liquid over the body.

Fashions change and with rare exception are forgotten by the public. But the classic fragrances, like an invisible dress, endure. Fragrance must be introduced properly. A fragrance is like a signature, so that even after a woman leaves the room, her fragrance should reveal she's been there.