Milan, for me, is a city of discovery. You can find some amazing gardens behind some great houses; I also love finding beautiful galleries and incredible shops, but you have to explore. And the food is amazing.
I'm inspired by many things, from landscapes to textiles. Art and architecture always influence my design process.
I cannot live without art: it excites me, it challenges me, and it leads me to the next thing.
When I say art influences me, which it does, it's not at all in a literal form. You go and see exhibitions or collections or meet an artist. It's all a compilation. Every moment, at all times, all this information. Then all this information disappear...
I do go back to Brazil once a year. I miss my family.
My mother was very fashion-oriented, and she started a little children's wear business that became large in this little town. She used to be able to look at a picture of an outfit and just start cutting the fabric right there.
I love to garden and cook whenever I get the chance and escape anywhere that's peaceful and quiet. My philosophy on living well is to always stay positive in life.
I hope the average woman feels she needs practicality but with a little bit of fantasy. Otherwise, it's just not fashion.
Each season I strive to design a forward-thinking and effortless collection with a very clean minimalist aesthetic.
I came to New York in 1986. My father didn't think it was a good idea. I didn't know how I found it, but I went to Hunter College. I had no money and I couldn't speak English.
Rio was a period of my life, and then, poof, I'm gone. I was very young living here, just kind of floating. New York was a foundation for everything I do today. Rio was the bridge.
I don't love reading so much, but I love book shopping.
I have no tolerance for boredom. I spend so many hours in the office, and I still love it.
I'm so not interested in gossip. It just gives me the creeps. I love the work; I love what I do. If somebody sends me an interview that has any connotation of something that's not interesting or genuine, I'm not interested. I really detach myself fro...
My love of fashion stemmed from my mother's passion for it.
If you have beautiful knees, show your knees. I'm not a puritan. I love skin.
All the Tauruses I know have this connection to the earth and the environment. We are very curious people, very loyal, very aware of and respectful of our surroundings. Also, we're stubborn, but that's our way. We understand what we want, which is no...
I hate to sound esoteric, but there is something about a house that leads you to that one chair, that one corner, where you just sit and feel comfortable.
My parents had a factory, so I was linked to the textile and fashion industry.
I wonder if I would have been less organic of a designer without my background. Maybe I would be more academic about designing, more methodical. I want things to be a certain way, and I'm very precise, but school itself wasn't that relevant for me.
