Fashion offers no greater challenge than finding what works for night without looking like you are wearing a costume.

We got a lot of letters of people who didn't like them, like my own family who thought they were unnecessary and unpleasant and taking advantage of women in a sad situation - I never saw that. And I think that sometimes, you have to take a risk.

Service is a prerequisite for anything relating to luxury. That makes it (shopping) sensual and pleasurable.

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

I was an art history major, but never specifically contemporary. I would say where I really stopped were the abstract expressionists in the New York school.

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.

To me, eyewear goes way beyond being a prescription. It's like makeup. It's the most incredible accessory. The shape of a frame or the color of lenses can change your whole appearance.