If it weren't for rock'n'roll, I wouldn't be a designer

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

If it weren't for rock'n'roll, I wouldn't be a designer

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

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.

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

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.