I think the accessories look very modern and very exciting. These big earrings, these big hoops. I think the girls are sort of falling in love with... collars, neck collars.

If I get to the point where I don't like my clothes, I'm in big trouble.

The key to longevity is to keep doing what you do better than anyone else. We work real hard at that. It's about getting your message out to the consumer. It's about getting their trust, but also getting them excited, again and again. My clothes.. the clothes we make for the runway.. aren't concepts. They go into stores. Our stores. Thankfully, we have lots of them.

I have had a lot of good things happen, but I've also had a lot of terrible things happen.

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

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.

And I'm excited when I find somebody stimulating to talk with. That's one of the great treasures in life.