My rule of thumb is to strike a balance by sticking to the classics and playing with color, texture, and print to give them a modern update. On any given day, I keep it simple with jeans or chinos and a comfortable dress shirt.

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

My passion for music has always inspired my designs.

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

In designing a lifestyle brand, you have to know more than just designing clothes.

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.

Algebra looked like Chinese characters to me, and I could never get into reading Shakespeare. I just did not get it.