Don't be intimidated by what you don't know. That can be your greatest strength and ensure that you do things differently from everyone else.

When I was 7, I came up with the idea of 'charm socks.' My mom would take me to buy bags of plastic charms, we would sew them on frilly white socks, and I sold them at school.

The thing about fashion - it's like ducks going quack, quack quack. It's being dictated from above, and it just makes me want to rebel against it.

My first account was Neiman Marcus. I cold-called them just like I had cold-called businesses when I was selling fax machines for seven years.

I've always leaned toward a feminine, funky style, even in business settings. I used to paint my nails blue in 1993, before it was mainstream.

We don't have the luxury of time. We spend more because of how we live, but it's important to be with our family and friends.

I couldn't figure out what to wear under my clothes. The body shapers were too thick at the time.