I don't know if people have gotten ruder or if my tolerance level has declined.

Staples are only good if they truly suit our lifestyle.

I've never mentioned this, but when I was at Parsons teaching, the other design disciplines, they don't like fashion design. They see it as very nineteenth-century.

Few activities are as delightful as learning new vocabulary.

It's not an area where designers want to focus or pay attention - women who are larger than a size 12.

As I've matured, I've developed more confidence in pattern mixing and in having a slimmer fit and in taking some risks, and I enjoy it!

If I think about most of America, and maybe I'm terribly wrong...but I think most of America would say that they're not in favor of gay marriage. But there is certainly a large cohort, not a majority but a large number of people, who are articulate and vocal and they'd rally behind this. They're making their opinion known.