I'm very budget-minded myself, and it serves me well.

Everyone has a best feature, so find clothes and accessories to accentuate those, whether it’s your shoulders or your long legs!

Don't give up! You're too talented. You're too good!

I'm really not a trend promoter because I feel that people push trends on people they shouldn't.

I've never told anyone this, in an effort to run from my past and disguise it, I got rid of all of the scrapbooks my mother kept going back to when I was a baby. Truly. So that's why whenever talk show hosts or a producer asks for these pictures, there are barely any. My sister had a few, but that's it, and this was before digital. I've never told anyone that, but that's the truth.

Most designers want to show apparel that makes the wearer look as long and lean as possible. And most people who buy clothes want to look as long and lean as possible.

Fashion it's not just about learning how to draw pretty pictures, and how to sew, it's everything that makes up your life.