I currently live in the Plaza in New York and I love it - all that history, all those interesting stories.

I looked at my competitors and I thought that, "If they could do it, I could do it. And if, they are popular and doing well, I could compete with them."

Women were wearing the men's button-downs so I added men's touches into women's shirts. They're basically the same - just sexier. They're reshaped to the female body.

I've never tried to do couture, because it's a whole different beast.

But I think, if you're in the spotlight, people are going to say bad things, and that's just the way it is.

I don't think generally speaking, there are a lot of innovators and inventors. Many of the designers take what exists already and update it or make it relevant for today. But true inventors have never been seen before. Bill Gates is a real inventor. I don't think fashion designers invent anything new. They innovate new ways to make fashion.

I think it's dangerous to think that you're successful, because then you become complacent.