At all costs, avoid clothes that are too big. The more volume your clothes have, the more volume you appear to have.

The element of fashion I'd like to see more often? Clothes that fit people well. For me it's not so much about the clothes.

I've made more bad decisions at 3 in the morning than I can list!

I had this wonderful career and thought I would retire as a teacher.

I am the anti-trend guy? I don't believe in chasing trends. And before anyone shops, I believe you benefit from doing a closet inventory. Ask yourself what am I wearing, what am I not wearing, and you'll probably discover things you didn't even know you had.

My role as the chair of the fashion department at Parsons put me face to face with all the big designers, retailers, and editors. Since I was moving in these new circles regularly, I realized I needed to do something about my own personal style. It was really Diane von Furstenberg who gave me the nudge.

You can be too rich and too thin, but you can never be too well read or too curious about the world.