Fashion to me has become very disposable; I wanted to get back to craft, to clothes that could last.

As the mother of two daughters, I have great respect for women. And I don't ever want to lose that.

Don't be afraid to take time to learn. It's good to work for other people. I worked for others for 20 years. They paid me to learn.

I was trying to manage school and training for the Olympics and ended up not doing well at either. That was a big lesson in my life. My mother expected both.

My mother was extremely controlled, sort of flawless. And I always tend to be a bit more hippie.

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

Ready-to-wear is what I've wanted to do since the beginning. ... I'm not a girl who spends my life in a ballgown