I love crazy, gaudy bling.

I have always had a relationship with clothes.

I try to always have flowers in the house. I have a florist in Chinatown, and they deliver orchids every two weeks. I like living with living things.

I don't have a life where it's galas, posh affairs. It's me, my dog and a sofa. And a TV.

When I say that I'm a businessperson and a dressmaker, it's the truth. I run a business, and I make dresses, I make blouses.

My mother has become my daughter and I've become her guardian.

You can make jeans and a t-shirt super stylish. It's what you make of it, you know?