I have a driver in London because I am slightly dyslexic and cannot drive in the U.K.; after all, the traffic runs the opposite way to that in the United States.

The idea of losing someone that you love could throw you into a situation where you could not see your future and you really would be living in the past.

I think some journalists and bloggers want their articles to be clever, and the way into that is by writing nasty things. I think our culture likes to be mean. I don't just find this in fashion - I find it in the news. More and more, it is about ripping people apart.

It was like one of those dreams at high school when everyone else has clothes on except you.

You can't fake anything. If you're honest and true and you love something, and you put that energy into it, people can usually feel it on the other side.

If I was ever going to become a good designer, I had to leave America. My own culture was inhibiting me. Too much style in America is tacky. It's looked down upon to be too stylish. Europeans, however, appreciate style.

I don't believe that clothes can start a revolution, but I do believe that fashion is often a manifestation of a sociological or political climate.