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."

My mother inspired me to treat others as I would want to be treated regardless of age, race or financial status.

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

A classic, navy blue blazer is my staple. It's a look that can take you from office meetings to dinner out with friends or family.

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

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

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.