I am a thorn in the side of designers.

I like some of the oversized silhouettes. It's a nice change and exudes ease. Also like the upmarket street wear. It's fashion that reaches people where they live but looks polished.

Clothes are incredibly symbolic.

I hate yoga pants anywhere but the gym.

Sometimes those who bloom too early fade fast. Michael Kors struggled for years - and endured bankruptcy - before he became all rich and famous and fabulous.

Because what the fashion industry loves, it woos - then swallows whole.

How much of fashion is fueled by insecurity - for better or worse?

Avoiding the appearance of queenly behavior is politically wise. But it does American culture no favors if a first lady tries so hard to be average that she winds up looking common.

I'm not a vintage/thrift shop girl. I don't have the patience.

I get enough fashion news in my professional life. I like interiors during my downtime.

Talk is cheap. Show me the code.

When you are very rational, you may not be able to dream or live in a fairy tale.

I started smoking to lose weight. After I dropped that lung I felt pretty good.

The professional must learn to be moved and touched emotionally, yet at the same time stand back objectively: I've seen a lot of damage done by tea and sympathy.

Coppola has problems getting financing, so why should I not have problems getting financing.

A myth is far truer than a history, for a history only gives a story of the shadows, whereas a myth gives a story of the substances that cast the shadows.

I think of myself as a very lazy author.

By choosing integrity, I become more whole, but wholeness does not mean perfection. It means becoming more real by acknowledging the whole of who I am.

As for the virtuous poor, one can pity them of course, but one cannot possibly admire them.

I would give someone a record so they could love the record, not so they would always know that I gave it to them.