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 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."

My passion for music has always inspired my designs.

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

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

I try not to have regrets and to learn from every experience.

These are optimistic pieces, travel pieces that go anywhere