Always stay focused. Always give and try your best.

Consumers around the world always want something unexpected and exciting, and that's what drives me. I love the challenge of reinterpreting my designs in new ways each season to keep the "prep look" modern and fresh.

Good sportsmanship means treating others with respect. I consider myself a pretty good sport.

Fashion is about affordable luxury ... To succeed, designers need to be affordable, wearable, accessible, and aspirational.

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."

New York Fashion Week comes only twice a year, make it count

I love creating bold, cinematic moments with my runway shows, so the idea of being a film director has always been appealing to me.