In order to be successful, you have to honor what's in old fashion house, but you also have to play with it and push the limits of it.

Things are moving quicker and quicker. The internet age has made everything so immediate that what you're doing can start to feel outdated. That's probably the single thing that will most affect the fashion system in the near future. Time is the biggest subject matter in fashion today.

That's always my downfall - when I start not having fun or not feeling passionate about what I'm doing. But that's why I love Emilio Pucci. There are some design houses that operate on a more intellectual level, but the way Pucci has always worked is more spontaneous and instinctual.

I'm really working on trying to get that lifestyle aspect of the Emilio Pucci house to be as strong as possible.

In order to be successful, you have to honor what's in old fashion house, but you also have to play with it and push the limits of it.

I'm not intellectual at all as a designer. Whatever I'm into at the moment is usually what becomes the collection.

When I make a dress that someone wants to put on and somebody else wants to take off, then I know I've got it right. Because when someone looks good on the outside, they'll feel good on the inside.