If you are creative, sometimes you give up a lot of things that other people have.

Banking types should take their cue from Gordon Gekko. Or pick the best-looking banker in their firm and copy him.

There's nothing wrong with ankles. But only if you're playing football in the park.

Style is very different from fashion. Once you find something that works, keep it.

I realized that the way I approached architecture was with a somewhat fashion brain. That didn't get me very good marks in school, because everyone thought fashion was lightweight. In architecture they say, "Well, why is the door pink? Where does it go? What does the pink mean? What does it symbolize? All the other doors are beige, why is that one pink?" I was like, "Well, it's pink because it's pretty."

I just want to make beautiful, glamorous clothes.

I'm a very serious person.