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

The road to success is not easy to navigate, but with hard work, drive and passion, it's possible to achieve the American dream.

When travelling, dress as comfortably as possible and don't have expectations of everything going perfectly.

Consumers around the world always want something unexpected and exciting, and that's what drives me. I love the challenge of reinterpreting my designs in new ways each season to keep the "prep look" modern and fresh.

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

No one is an inventor in the fashion business. Designers recreate fashion.

Trying too hard to follow every trend. You want to look fashionable and put-together, not like you hit every sale rack this season.