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Travel is the ultimate inspiration.
Every woman should own a shirtdress
No human being should wear tight satin.
I can't dance and I can't sing too well.
Americans are always a little bit insecure.
My apartment looks like no one lives in it.
Let's be honest - look what Hollywood at 18 is.
I am the oldest young designer in New York City.
It's an unbelievably tight race for hideous today.
I grew up in a family of people who were obsessed with fashion.
My mom was a model. She had me at 20, so she was a young mother.
The '90s will be looked back on as ushering in an era of comfort.
Clothes are like a good meal, a good movie, great pieces of music.
I think a lot of women have too many mini skirts in their closets.
I know what women look good in. I don't think the rules ever change.
I wasn't Barbie-obsessed. I think my mother might have been my Barbie.
I don't even think of going to Europe as going to another country now.
Give me Caviar Kaspia and give me a hamburger. I love the two extremes.
Put on a trench, you're suddenly Audrey Hepburn walking along the Seine.
I think the older I get, the more I realize that the ultimate luxury is time.
I've always thought of accessories as the exclamation point of a woman's outfit.
Learn to invest in the best quality you can afford and wear pieces in different ways.
When I was a kid, I was trendier. I'd wear anything. I was in love beads and platforms.
When I was a kid, I was trendier. I'd wear anything. I was in love beads and platforms...
The perfect accessory can make the difference between looking blah and totally to die for
A man in a well tailored suit will always shine brighter than a guy in an off-the-rack suit.
For me, true luxury can be caviar or a day with no meetings, no appointments and no schedule.
I mean you might have wanted Carrie Bradshaw, but to me she's like toddlers and tiaras gone berserk!
The greenest thing you could do in fashion, is to buy something great that you’re going to use for years
I not only enjoy it, I think, how do you design things that are applicable to life - unless you live it?
Fashion is like food! Some people like sushi, others think hamburgers are divine! People like different things!
I can sketch up a storm, and I'm very involved in how clothes are constructed, but I have a short attention span.
People want to look taller and thinner. No one says, 'Ooh! Let me buy that dress because it makes me feel matronly!'
Ultimately, clean lines have greater longevity, which women appreciate, and to which they can add their own personality
Women are much more comfortable making their own style rules now. They want pieces that will make their busy lives easier.
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'm definitely curious. I love pop culture. I'm glued to it. I can watch garbage TV, but then I can also watch great theater.
My personal style icon is Steve McQueen. My design style icon is a mix of everyone from Jackie O. to Lauren Hutton to my mother.
People always think that designers hate each other. And we're certainly a competitive lot, but we also enjoy each other's company.
I think to be empathetic is the greatest gift you can have as a designer. Hopefully, people will look at me and say, 'He really loved women.'
The best design teams are not people who are exactly the same...otherwise you're just sitting and telling, 'You're fabulous.' 'No, you're fabulous.'
You need to be curious one way or another as a designer. Your eye has to stay curious. I look at people and think about how they live. I think about bodies.
American women often fall into the trap of, 'Oh, these are my weekend clothes. These are my work clothes. This is what I wear at night.' It's so old-fashioned.
Because of what's going on with the economy, I think women are realizing that maybe they don't need a closet full of clothes. They just need the right clothes.
The minute it gets to a runway, you're tempted to do some high jinks. I don't want to show something I won't produce. I want people to wear the clothes I show.
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.
Great style means having a point of view, but evolving your look is even more important. Rushing to embrace every trend will leave you fashionable, but not stylish
There's a whole generation of women who never really heard the word investment before, when it came to fashion. They've been buying things because they were cheap.
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 hate the idea that you have to give up anything. I think you can be powerful and still be provocative, you can be smart and have a softness, you can have all of it.