That's a big part of being a designer now: going out, having dinners, meeting people. Being in an ivory tower, you can feel very removed.

In architecture and interiors, as well as fashion, there is an interaction that is both functional and aesthetic.

My mother has a very chic sense of style, but she also has high expectations for her clothes to be functional and practical.

It's important not to take all this fashion stuff too seriously, and I kind of love the idea of cheesiness.

When you start a collection, you have to push yourself to limits that may make you uncomfortable.

Ballet teaches you how to hold yourself.

I wanted to create clothes for women in their 40s and 50s and 60s who have careers and are sexy and dont want to look like grandmothers.

I try to think about items that can be worn in different ways so they can be worn more than once.

I think women want to feel beautiful. They want to feel seductive.

You can build a brand very fast now, especially with bloggers and how fast images can get out - the message just goes out faster and stronger than ever before.

One of my biggest pet peeves is well-dressed designers. If you spend that much time thinking about your own clothes, you're not spending enough time thinking about what you're designing.

Gratitude is a flowing stream.

Every experience is seen through your mind's eye, so when you change your mind you change your entire world.

You yourself must make the effort. The buddhas are only teachers.

The mass of mankind are evidently slavish in their tastes, preferring a life suitable to beasts.

Believe the terrain, not the map

I am the master of my genes, not the victim of them.

Live in the Moment", "Empty Your Mind of the Trash" Wisdom is the Use of Knowledge

Joyously participate in the sorrows of others.

The longer the title, the less important the job.

Time is the thief you cannot banish.