I am a stickler for good manners, and I believe that treating other people well is a lost art. In the workplace, at the dinner table, and walking down the street--we are confronted with choices on how to treat people nearly every waking moment. Over time these choices define who we are and whether we have a lot of friends and allies or none.

I don't know why I've always been so captivated by architecture.

Remember someone is going to be out, so don’t make it you.

Whoever's designing for plus-size doesn't get it. The entire garment needs to be reconceived. You can't just take a size 8 and make it larger.

I will say that the high road can get so high that you can get a nose bleed, in which case you have to get off the high road.

Mood has a scuba section? Who knew?

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