I love Japanese design and fabrics. I also love people who make clothes for mass consumption but do it well and cleverly.

One of my favorite activities as a teen-ager was to watch television over the phone with my best friend.

I had forgotten how thrilling a snow day is until my son started school, and as much as he loves it, he swoons at the idea of a free day arriving unexpectedly, laid out like a gift.

Dog parks are more cliquish than any other human gathering with the possible exception of seventh grade. Deal with it.

I think the responsibility of running a huge business, which happens if you become a successful designer, probably makes you more careful.

Keeping animals, I have learned, is all about water. Who even knew chickens drank water? I didn't, but they do, and a lot.

Who on earth is going to use 'utilize' in a text message, a whopping seven characters including the always-hard-to-type 'z,' when you can say the exact same thing in three characters? I can't think of a sentence in which 'use' can't replace 'utilize.'