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.

Just because one is spiritual doesn't mean that one doesn't like crocodile, cashmere. We live in a material world. We still experience these things. It doesn't mean to completely disregard them.

I think that they haven't been able to perfect a good facelift for a man.

If I had been a dog walker, I would have been the most successful dog walker in Paris.

Real fashion change comes from real changes in real life. Everything else is just decoration.

If I'm having a bad day I put on the very best thing I have. I polish my shoes, I shine everything up, because that helps me get though the day. It helps me, you know, it's in a sense armor. It says, okay, I'm a mess inside but you know what, on the outside I'm going to be pulled together, everything is okay.

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.