Style is an extension of yourself. My approach is to enhance the personality of the wearer, so he has his own voice

Film is such a very good tool for communicating emotions, and all designers and creative people look to inspire an emotional response.

I'm ready to do womenswear. You've always got to be inspired by something new - women have so much more shape and I'm about finding what to engineer around those shapes.

Tailoring was considered to be a world that was very traditional, and basically going out of fashion. Fashion designers did not have a real link with tailoring or tradition, so I fused the two worlds together.

Shirt collars are very important to me. Putting a very soft shirt collar with a formal suit doesn't work for me at all.

Film has always been a really good tool for me to communicate emotion about why I create a collection. I'm probably one of the first designers to make short films.

In Los Angeles, I'm always in Fred Segal. It's become a ritual. I have lunch and then buy lots of things I don't need. Usually tons of clothes for the kids that they grow out of in 10 seconds.