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.

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

I may not want your help, but I always want you beside me.

That which is repeated too often becomes insipid and tedious.

Leadership is found in the action to defeat that which would defeat you… You are made by the struggles you choose.

Everything matters terribly to children, you know, they're fresh and unformed.

Once I opened my eyes to the realities of life, I couldn't close them.

We are now part of this giant machine where every second we have to take out a device and contribute our thoughts and opinions.

My wife is not my best sexual partner, but she's good with the housework.

FORGIVE The People That Hurt You. God Will Pay You Back With Double The Joy...Double The Victory.

You continue to dream the wild dreams that you dream when you were young.

If your sister is in a tearing hurry to go out and cannot catch your eye, she's wearing your best sweater.