When I talk to young girls about clothes, I tell them to show a lot of brains.

Choose something that you're passionate about. So for me, that's creating jobs for women who don't have a voice. I would like to be their voice until they're strong enough and on their feet to have their own and really be heard. The way that I can do that is not necessarily by hand-outs, because my hand-outs wouldn't be great enough to really affect change. It's by providing jobs.

Not everyone has to be a model and a designer, there are so many other options that are great and long-lasting. It's just finding what you're good at and being honest with yourself.

A person's life is of their own making, and I take full responsibility for mine.

You should always feel confident in everything you wear, no matter what trend you fit or don't fit into.

I can't design anything unless I'm excited by it, meaning I have an urge to wear it.

My first job was in retail at the age of 14, and I have worked in the industry ever since.