Every seam, every lace, every bead has been painstakingly, with love, corrected, perfected and mastered.

There is no reason for me to show my collection in New York, because it's not about craft and technique there.

Everybody wants to be a star right now, to be heard, to have a voice, so you have to give the confidence for people to have that ability - and give them the wardrobe to become a star.

My muses were all the incredible, iconic women of glamour in Hollywood that I have worked with over 15 years. Anjelica Huston, Michelle Pfeiffer, Gwyneth Paltrow, Lena Dunham, Viola Davis, Rihanna, Demi Moore.

I started cooking out of middle school depression.

I think that paying your bills every month, that's not so glamorous or fun, having a job, or when your child gets sick. That's why when there are those special things, they are even more important and you want them to have a purpose.

Food is everything. Food, friends, family: Those are the most important things in life.