A man should never wear shorts in the city. Flip-flops and shorts in the city are never appropriate. Shorts should only be worn on the tennis court or on the beach.

We have the Terminator as governor, and we had an actor as president, so why shouldn't we have a fashion designer as a senator?

I am tired of the cult of youth. The cultural rejection of old age, the stigmatization of wrinkles, grey hair, of bodies furrowed by the years. I am fascinated by Diana Vreeland, Georgia O’Keeffe and Louise Bourgeois, women who have let time embrace them without ever cheating. Society today condemns this, me, I celebrate it.

I find a bath meditative and usually prepare myself for the day in this manner.

It's not a feminizing product; it's designed to make your skin look better.

Dressing well is an expression of manners.

You know that only thing that has made the whole thing worthwhile has been those few times that I was able to truly connect with another person.