Books open windows to the world and have the power to transform lives.

The clothes that I design and everything I've done is about life and how people live and how they want to live and how they dream they'll live. That's what I do.

I like magazines. I love to look at a magazine. But the magazines have got to get better. Everything pushes someone else to get better. So the Internet pushes the magazines.

Sometimes when I walk into one of my own stores, I look at the display and say, "This looks so good - I want to buy it." Yet other times I walk in and the displays and mannequins will be all wrong, and I don't want to buy anything. When a customer walks into a store, she's looking for inspiration. So I'm tuned in to people, and I care about what they need and who they are.

I've always admired a woman who can dress for all occasions-someo ne who's not fashion crazy,but you always want to look like her.

For me, style is about quality, integrity and timelessness. It is free of trends but always feels fresh and new.

I think the people who work with me are people who love style themselves. I'm leaving the office and they're still working. They're passionate.