I love to design things that people can actually buy. I'm staggered by what a boot costs today.

Success isn't about the end result; it's about what you learn along the way.

A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes.

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.

I was stigmatized by being a bridal designer for a long time. I am amazed I have been able to move beyond it. I had really all but given up trying, but I did it because it was my lifelong dream.

Don't be afraid to take time to learn. It's good to work for other people. I worked for others for 20 years. They paid me to learn.

I want people to see the dress, but focus on the woman.

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

Even the most understated ceremony involves a certain respect for ritual and pageantry. No one plays more of a significant role than the bride's attendants.

When you have a passion for something then you tend not only to be better at it, but you work harder at it too.

Design is about point of view, and there should be some sort of woman or lifestyle or attitude in one's head as a designer.

...your memory is a warm stone hidden in my hand I'm always turning over...

Sustainability is best illustrated by those who sell food … just so they afford something to eat.

The bestway to diffuse an argument is to listen first, second, and last.

In a world that daily disconnects further from truth, more and more people accept the virtual in place of the real, and all things virtual are also malleable.

I wanted to be the best in the world.

I would suggest that the next generation stop looking for happiness outside of themselves but instead turn inward.

Contentment gives a crown, where fortune hath denied it.

Some things are right, whether nobody sees you doing them or not.

I want fame more than I can tell. But more than I want fame I want happiness.

Awareness is an inner quality of consciousness; it has nothing to do with closed or open eyes.