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I've always been very into interior design, and I can't stand to have anything in my apartment that I don't aesthetically love.
If I say that I love you but I do want personal time, or if I don't want to do PDA, it's not that I have something against you.
I always wanted to be a femme fatale. Even when I was a young girl, I never really wanted to be a girl. I wanted to be a woman.
I always need a support team, even at Donna Karan. I like collaborating. There is something in collaboration that is wonderful.
One of the big luxuries of being in Antwerp is that I can easily walk in the city. In Paris and New York, I am more recognized.
Actually I am very glad that people can buy Armani - even if it's a fake. I like the fact that I'm so popular around the world.
I think the way the world has evolved, it's maybe caught up to me. It makes more sense and it makes it click on a larger scale.
I was born dirt-poor with barely a stitch on my back, and no name or prestige attached to me, and no real clout or connections.
I feel my role is to push boundaries. I don't like things to be safe and sedentary. So controversy is the cross I have to bear.
I'm not an easy customer. My attention to detail could probably drive you mad. My eye still always goes toward the single flaw.
Both my partner and I did not get into cooking so that we could wear ugly chef's coats and stuff. We dress sexy in the kitchen.
I feel like design school might ruin people, particularly if you're a menswear designer, as there's not much focus on business.
It's horrible when people are only interested in buying labels, because it doesn't bring them the happiness they think it will.
Ever since I was a little girl, I always loved fashion. I would watch my mother get dressed and suggest things she should wear.
When things happen - you ask yourself why today, why not tomorrow, why not yesterday? That's the most amazing thing about time.
I was there [in school] the full time with one teacher, and the student body was never more than 10 or 12 students of all ages.
Camouflage is about much more than concealment and going unnoticed. There's a whole game involved between revealing and hiding.
People who don't know me look at my world as something very hard-core, and I don't feel it that way. It's not what attracts me.
I know it's not enjoying my success to do this, but when I see too many Polo shirts, I say to myself, 'That's the end of that.'
I try to destroy taboo in fashion-which is something I learned as a kid. I come from the street, and you have to be a survivor.
You feel like everyone hates you if you've got a good life, now I feel maybe it's allowed because I've had my share of sadness.
It's not realistic to live in the country at this stage. I've got a business in London. I beat myself up about it all the time.
If you can't stop thinking about your job, in a positive way that energizes you, then you're probably where you're meant to be.
I think people who are attracted to the fashion industry are people who are really insecure and looking for a certain identity.
We have the Terminator as governor, and we had an actor as president, so why shouldn't we have a fashion designer as a senator?
I make things of my own that aren't that glam, but I'm not known for that, which has always been a bit of a frustration for me.
I wish you didn't have to design so often. Try to do quality and cut down on quantity. I think fashion is very, very important.
I have always believed that fashion was not only to make women more beautiful, but also to reassure them, give them confidence.
Decadence attracts me. It suggests a new world, and, for me, society's struggle between life and death is absolutely beautiful.
I want to make things of quality. I'm a big believer in handmade, tactile, crafted pieces. I want to keep that tradition alive.
I think there is beauty in everything. What 'normal' people would perceive as ugly, I can usually see something of beauty in it.
The turnover of fashion is just so quick and so throwaway, and I think that is a big part of the problem. There is no longevity.
I can design a collection in a day and I always do, cause I've always got a load of Italians on my back, moaning that it's late.
Real success is being totally indulgent about your own trip. You put your blinders on about the garbage and go full speed ahead.
I love hanging out with kids and my husband - I love traveling with them. We can go on the most epic journeys in like five days.
My favorite days are the ones where I deal only with my own team, design, marketing, working on the next accessories collection.
Fashion is mysterious, as a rule. Why are blue jeans a classic? You just hit on something that happens to be timeless and right.
My mother said that we're so lucky to be women. It's not that men are weak. Men are men. We're two completely different animals.
I understand that the rule of fashion is to change, even as a successful designer - you do not want to be stuck in the same rut.
That's a journey I've been on for many years. I mean, being a working mother, realizing that I have to make and find my balance.
I must say that the more you give, the more you get. Being able to find solutions, to help other people is extremely gratifying.
Follow the truth to life and love what you do... Be passionate about it to the point where you’re willing to do anything for it.
With couture, it means I get to show fall in July with delivery in September. My clients will be getting their pieces in season.
Most of us feel some kind of uncertainty, with the population increasing and resources decreasing. We have to face these issues.
I never thought of myself as being limited to fashion. I'm a designer, and if you have a vision, you can apply that to anything.
Posterity is something I'm a big fan of because that's how you leave your legacy. Not to sound pompous, but just to be truthful.
We are so excited for what's next. I think that's what I love most about it, the energy and the excitement that comes from that.
I'm never content with what I do. I live in a sort of permanent dissatisfaction. I think that's the secret to doing things well.
I take a multivitamin, vitamin D, and omega-3 oils every day, and if I'm stressed or run- down, I bulk up on vitamin C and zinc.
I love to see women who are comfortable in their skin and dress to suit their body - that looks fabulous because it's authentic.