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

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.

The most important beauty is not that with which you were born, but the beauty of character which grows through a woman's life and maybe never stops growing.

My wife said I look like a Latin American dictator. I said, 'That's what I am'

The essence of style is how you live your life

Things never happen on accident. They happen because you have a vision, you have a commitment, you have a dream.

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.