I knew exactly what I wanted to do. I wanted to build some kind of lifestyle brand that was preppy and cool.

I was looking at people like Jim Morrison and David Bowie and Mick Jagger and I thought, Ah! I want to look like them.

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

I disapprove of lots of decisions made by George Bush: the war, the meddling in the affairs of other countries, the conversations with dictators; it was a dark time.

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

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."

I had no confidence at school. I was not a good student and I really thought I was pretty stupid. Just dumb.