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

I had eight brothers and sisters. Every Christmas my younger brother Bobby would wake up extra early and open everybody's presents - everybody's - so by the time the rest of us got up, all the gifts were shredded, ribbons off, torn open and thrown aside.

I love creating bold, cinematic moments with my runway shows, so the idea of being a film director has always been appealing to me.

Other than a couple of moments in time, I always thought that, some way, I'm going to make it. I'm just going to make it. And I'm not going to give up. And I'm going to realize that dream. So, I never gave up. And I have realized the dream, and I enjoy every moment of every day.

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

The preppy look has gone global- every corner of the world interprets it in a different way.

My rule of thumb is to strike a balance by sticking to the classics and playing with color, texture, and print to give them a modern update. On any given day, I keep it simple with jeans or chinos and a comfortable dress shirt.