I try not to have regrets and to learn from every experience.

The preppy look has gone global- every corner of the world interprets it in a different way.

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.

American style is about confidence, independence, diversity and free expression.

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'm a designer of more than clothes. I am a designer of a very creative concept.

The Memorial Dedication was a momentous occasion