For me accessories create and define a woman's personal style. The bag she carries, the watch on her wrist, her jewelry, her sunglasses, her shoes all define a look that is her signature. For Spring 2014, my accessory collections are about a clean, graphic boldness creating a new dimension redefining modern classics.

People ask how can a Jewish kid from the Bronx do preppy clothes? Does it have to do with class and money? It has to do with dreams.

What's interesting about fashion is it's a world, and I think that's what I've done - I've made a contribution and I think I've built a world. The world is beyond just clothes. Taste and style is beyond clothes. It's in food; it's in quality.

Enjoy your family. Do things that you like to do. Stay strong. That's the secret to remaining happy.

I never said to myself, "I'm going to be the greatest." I just wanted to do my own thing.

I am constantly drawing inspiration from everything I see-the places I travel, the people I know and the movies I see.

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.