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

The best city for fashion is Tokyo. You see styles there you won't see in London, Paris, Milan or New York. I also like the fashion scene in Los Angeles - it has a unique look.

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

My mother was kind and forgiving and would take in all the waifs and strays in our neighbourhood; we always compared her to Mother Teresa. She taught me a lot.

There are many more important things in life than fashion. But fashion, to me, is part of pop culture. And I'm an art collector. I'm obsessed with art and pop culture. And I say that there is fame, fashion, art, music and entertainment, including celebrity, that really moves the needle in society.

But I think, if you're in the spotlight, people are going to say bad things, and that's just the way it is.

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