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.

There’s one thing I will not do, ever: I will never talk to you about things you cannot change. It plants a negativity in the head of a designer or the student, and it’s a distraction.

I really cherish having my private time and being alone and being able to decompress. It's my own version of meditating.

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.

I've worn a suit and tie for most of my life. And I believe (for me), it makes me more confident navigating the world.

Staples are only good if they truly suit our lifestyle.

I learned quickly that if the student’s perception is that you’re not listening to them, and not understanding them, they discredit you.