It's hard sometimes to take a step back and realize what's happened because you're always trying to move forward. You're always looking at the next palette.
I don't care how small or big they are, insects freak me out.
No one ever taught me, and I never had formal classes in pattern making, so I was like, Okay, I'll just drape, and I'll sew as I pin it.
I tend to like the most basic pieces with the perfect fit and fabric, like a simple tank.
I've always loved when girls carry their wallets as a clutch instead of a bag.
Time passes faster and faster, but with every project I always want to find the next challenge and the next challenge is just as exciting as the previous one.
Any style that Nike makes in all black, shoe, sweatshirt, onesie, doesn't matter, I pretty much need to have.
I think everyone shares a fear of failure - that you're only as good as your most recent collection. That's definitely a fear, but it's a fear that fuels me, that makes me want to work harder, that makes me take on more challenges.
I was in fashion school, my brother has a law background, and my sister-in-law had worked in production, but none of us had a proper fashion business education.
Where music leads, I follow.
I feel so thankful that I'm able to be a part of something that I love to wake up and run to work every day.
I mean, I've always said I have an amazing team and network of friends and people that I work with that, you know, inspire me and enable me to do what I do.
The industry's changed so much that you can't just design something, put on a great show, and say, 'Okay, my job is done.'
My friends always joke that I run on batteries.
My mom would put me in these preppy little suits and slick my hair to the side. I have these baby pictures of me where I'm this little preppy kid with a sweater tied around my neck.
There's a tendency to think that young designers only do fantasy fashion, but I'm more interested in making clothes that women can afford.
A lot of designers get caught up in the creativity, but you've got to think about the legs of your collection - essentially, how the line is going to move forward.
I thought I would attend school and get an assistant position and work my way up but being in NY and seeing the pace of everything, is very inspiring.
I'm not like most designers, who have to set sail on an exotic getaway to get inspired. Most of the time, it's on my walk to work, or sitting in the subway and seeing something random or out of context.
A lot of my work is a matter of reacting to surprises in life.
