Clothes are like a good meal, a good movie, great pieces of music.
I think the older I get, the more I realize that the ultimate luxury is time.
For me, true luxury can be caviar or a day with no meetings, no appointments and no schedule.
A man in a well tailored suit will always shine brighter than a guy in an off-the-rack suit.
My legacy would be that you don't have to give up anything. You can be chic but have a sense of humor, you can be sexy but comfortable, you can be timeless but fresh.
I wear the same thing every day. I always pack two black jackets, loads of black T-shirts, loads of white jeans. I feel a little fresh and glamorous and graphic.
The biggest lesson that I've learned is that fashion is this tightrope where you have to be consistent but inconsistent. You need the connective thread but at the same time you need a sense of surprise.
I can't dance and I can't sing too well.
I think a lot of women have too many mini skirts in their closets.
In the '80s, it got to the point where we'd have shows with a hundred looks. You'd want to order a pizza before it was over!
I don't even think of going to Europe as going to another country now.
When I was a kid, I was trendier. I'd wear anything. I was in love beads and platforms.
I can sketch up a storm, and I'm very involved in how clothes are constructed, but I have a short attention span.
Give me Caviar Kaspia and give me a hamburger. I love the two extremes.
I grew up surrounded by these tough, ballsy, strong women. They were also adoring women, but they were the kind of women who would argue over what kind of pants you were wearing or the color of your nail polish.
People always think that designers hate each other. And we're certainly a competitive lot, but we also enjoy each other's company.
North Americans as a whole need to embrace having clothes altered to their body. I hear it all the time: why do the Europeans always look so good? They have a relationship with their tailor and spend the time and money to make their clothes look their best.
I am the oldest young designer in New York City.
Learn to invest in the best quality you can afford and wear pieces in different ways.
There are two kinds of designers: ones who are very happy locked in their office surrounded by their coterie. The last thing they need to do is to go to a trunk show; they'd go running for the hills. I not only enjoy it, I think, how do you design things that are applicable to life - unless you live it?
