When I design a wedding dress with a bustle, it has to be one the bride can dance in. I love the idea that something is practical and still looks great.

Bridal is always about who you are as a person and as a woman and as a lover and as a mate. People always ask me how a woman can pick just one dress. And the funny thing is they always know.

Let's be realistic, how many people are buying a $2,000 skirt? I love to design things that people can actually buy. I'm staggered by what a boot costs today.

I like the gritty parts of fashion, the design, the studio, the pictures.

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

Is she going to, or has she done it? Has it happened? What is the story here?

In the end, it’s not about failure, it’s about how much you love what you do.