Fashion can be cruel. Style is a gift to others.

I'm really conscious of not doing something just for the sake of moving forward.

I don't even know what's brilliant in fashion anymore. There are too many voices.

Working out is modern couture. No outfit is going to make you look or feel as good as having a fit body. Buy less clothing and go to the gym instead.

I would really think twice about being a fashion designer if I was young right now, especially being an independent fashion designer the way I started it.

I think forums are great. It's a weird thing to overhear a conversation about yourself. But, the bottom line is that these people are really interested; they get the image and they get very opinionated and it turns into squabbles. You know that's human nature, that's life.

I had a lot of classical influences. I had classical music and opera and literature, but I also liked sleaze. And putting it together, sleaze and glamour, it just made sense to me.