A great mantra to have, whether you're breaking up with your boyfriend or you lose your job, or something changes that you didn't anticipate - which is a fact of life, and very much a fact of running a business - is: 'I was OK before this, I will be OK after this.'
I can be pretty reactive, and I've learned over time to be less reactive: to stop and think before I make decisions.
Success is a scary concept because it assumes something kind of final. In the grand scheme of life, I don't think there is some ultimate success.
It's a lot of work to sell one thing on the Internet.
I've never worked in a retail store, but I did sell shoes at Gimme Shoes in San Francisco, a job I was fired from.
I think there are very few brands with a person's point of view behind them.
I don't have a lot of style icons. There are not a lot of people today who I look to.
I don't read fashion blogs all that much. I do read magazines, and I trust my friends' opinions, even though we all dress very differently.
I think I've just gotten really good at accessorizing personally. I've always been good at accessorizing other people, and intellectually, I've known how to accessorize, but I was pretty minimal personally - although I was wearing a ton of rings.
I have this arsenal of high-waisted wide-leg '70s pants and overalls. They are more roller-disco than Alexander Wang overalls.
My entire youth has been Nasty Gal. My entire future is Nasty Gal.
It's amazing how directly you can connect with people via social media.
Spell check exists for a reason.
I love mirrors.
I feel like there's so many places to shop today that just feel like an Excel spreadsheet put between four walls.
I would say I'm a boss who's learning, and I hope people have the patience for the fact that I'm learning along the way because that's a tough thing.
I don't want to spend too much time dwelling on what I've already done because there is still so much to do.
I'm not going to lie - it's insulting to be praised for being a 'woman' with 'no college degree.'
You don't get taken seriously by asking someone to take you seriously. You've got to show up and own it.
My first job was as a sandwich artist at Subway.
