A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes.
My mother was extremely controlled, sort of flawless. And I always tend to be a bit more hippie.
People get very trapped where they are. When they hear 'fashion' they get intimidated, particularly at the upper end because it's so elitist.
I'm not really a girl who likes to go out to lunch or cocktails or store openings.
They never ask the celebrities why they don't wear their own clothes on the red carpet.
My bedroom is my sanctuary. It's like a refuge, and it's where I do a fair amount of designing - at least conceptually, if not literally.
I am not the sort of woman who would wear high heels with a bathing suit. Let's get that straight right now.
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 was a total fashion insider who became an outsider when I did bridal.
I see myself as a true modernist. Even when I do a traditional gown, I give it a modern twist. I go to the past for research. I need to know what came before so I can break the rules.
I do think I know more about clothes than any 500 designers, because there's nothing like wearing them. You buy them, you study them, and you start to understand how they're crafted.
My mother is the reason I'm in fashion. She worshiped it. Unfortunately, she infected me.
Fashion offers no greater challenge than finding what works for night without looking like you are wearing a costume.
I adore the challenge of creating truly modern clothes, where a woman's personality and sense of self are revealed. I want people to see the dress, but focus on the woman.
I see myself as an arbiter of taste.
Fashion to me has become very disposable; I wanted to get back to craft, to clothes that could last.
I'm only waiting for Lindsay Lohan's fashion collection to come out. Ten years from now, there may be no real designers left.
Things that came before, people and things and experiences - that does mean something to me. It doesn't mean I don't embrace the new, but I don't forget the past, either.
I wear Rick Owens T-shirts to bed. They are like my thermals, since I sleep with the room at near freezing temperatures, like a meat locker.
If I were to say at any point that I feel really confident or really in control, that would be a mistake. Because I don't. I always see where I didn't do things the right way.
I came to running late. It was something I had always wanted to do, but I always end up getting hurt. It didn't occur to me that I could actually slow down and walk a little bit!
