Narciso Rodriguez was my first fashion big brother. He made my wedding dress, which was wonderful.
Music, for me, is as important as fashion. The first visuals I remember are Elvis Presley, David Bowie, New Romantics, and different punk bands.
My fashion cues come from my work, not the ramps of the world. I just keep working with so much colour, texture and structure, it rubs off!
One of my dreams is to walk down the runway during Fashion Week!
I understand that the rule of fashion is to change, even as a successful designer - you do not want to be stuck in the same rut.
I never make a trip to the United States without visiting a supermarket. To me they are more fascinating than any fashion salon.
I would love to do a live show with dancers and fashion and scenic elements - definitely bring my love of the theater to a concert-style performance.
I always explain through images and characters what fashion means, and describing scent is almost the same. It can be very powerful. It can really change the perspective a person has of you.
You can do a lot with Scotch tape. Almost anything! I love that you can hem a dress, and its an instant remedy in a fashion crises.
Clothing for larger sizes doesn't have to look frumpy and old; it should seamlessly integrate fashion - like Universal Standard.
I wrote 'The Searcher' because I love westerns, and they've fallen out of fashion.
Just when I think I hate fashion, I hate clothes, I'm seized by this crazy thing that I have to do. I have this little studio now where I just draw. I can be in the room for three days and not even look up.
Being in the world of fashion you have to be very self-absorbed, and you are surrounded by people who are very self-absorbed.
I don't think there's anything to be ashamed of about being a woman who loves fashion. Fashion is a vehicle for self-expression, it tells the world who you are and how you want to be seen. If you use it as a canvas for creativity, then you might want to talk about it, you know? And I fully embrace that.
I'm not interested in clothes that just convey a certain look or fashion. Clothes for me have always been a form of self-expression.
A lot of self-importance goes on in the fashion industry. I'm not like that.
In fashion, women have more sensitivity, more sense of the body, so they know how things fit and feel. Yet there are not many women who study fashion. It's ridiculous.
I try to open up my heart as much as I can and keep a real keen eye out that I don't get sentimental. I think we're all afraid to reveal our hearts. It's not at all in fashion.
Designing was always something I was interested in. I studied fashion design in high school as well as how to sew.
I have to say, I grew up with fashion because my mother was a seamstress, and she had an atelier. She would cut the first pattern, and then she had people working for her. So I grew up in an atelier, watching people all around me sewing. I was fascinated.
