I make things of my own that aren't that glam, but I'm not known for that, which has always been a bit of a frustration for me.

Brides today are increasingly sensitive to the tastes, feelings and finances of their attendants.

One thing about skating that I don't think people focus on enough is the music factor. The music is a huge component of figure skating. It can dictate not only the choreography but the emotion. If it's not the right music it can ruin a performance.

I see myself as an arbiter of taste.

When you have a passion for something then you tend not only to be better at it, but you work harder at it too.

I started at the very highest level so the upper end is something I know very well. I know it instinctively. But all the years I was designing, it frustrated me that I could reach so few women.

I was a total fashion insider who became an outsider when I did bridal.