A couple of things for the not-so-diminutive man: avoid any prints that are large scale, because you will look like the print is wearing you, as opposed to you wearing the print.

There's nothing I like better than going to my apartment, closing the door, cooking my little dinner for one and just tuning out. My apartment really is my haven. It's a nest where I go to heal.

Why must she dress that way? I think she's confused about her gender.

Few activities are as delightful as learning new vocabulary.

We can wear whatever we want and get away with it. Just be confident about being who you are and dressing for that person.

My advice to the 10 year old daughter is: fashion happens in a context. It's societal, it's cultural, it's historic, it's economic, and it's political. So all of her studies, everything that is happening in the world, all needs to be channeled through her in order to be a good designer.

With fashion, you really need to understand the aspects of construction. Not just design on an iPad.