I always want to make sure that I am wearing what I love. What makes you feel good. And you're not wearing for anyone else but yourself.

My mother. She's 65 now and she has immaculate style. And that's exactly what I want to be.

When a woman tells me she loves my dresses. These women have nothing to gain to tell you that they love your dresses. A lot of professional women admit dressing for work previously was such a challenge. It's these moments for me that are so rewarding.

I want to design dresses for the purposeful woman. Women who have passion - whether that be work - or something outside of work.

I want to design for the working women. Okay well - it sounds like 90% of us are that. But really, we are more. We are working women who like to cook, to travel; we are a girlfriend, a writer. We are so much more than just being defined by the one job we have.

New York is a much younger city that drives culture. In Paris, older women drive the culture - really drive culture.

My mother always says, "The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak." I can be very focused and determined. But, I can also be very stubborn. Be flexible be nuanced.