“I wanted to be an independent woman, a woman who could pay for her bills, a woman who could run her own life - and I became that woman.”

“I wanted to be an independent woman, a woman who could pay for her bills, a woman who could run her own life - and I became that woman.”

“I'm not tired of who I am. That would be sad!”

“Beauty is perfect in its imperfections, so you just have to go with the imperfections.”

“Clarity is the most important thing. I can compare clarity to pruning in gardening. You know, you need to be clear. If you are not clear, nothing is going to happen. You have to be clear. Then you have to be confident about your vision. And after that, you just have to put a lot of work in.”

“Usually, the fairy tale ends with the girl marrying the prince. But mine started as soon as the marriage was over.”

“Marriage was never a destination with me.”

“A challenging economy is always good for design. It unites necessity and functionality. You are forced to be creative with poor materials.”

“I design for the woman who loves being a woman.”

“The most important relationship you have in life is the one you have with yourself. And then after that, I'd say once you have that, it may be hard work, but you can actually design your life.”

“My favorite days are the ones where I deal only with my own team, design, marketing, working on the next accessories collection.”

“The way I design generally is very much travel-oriented because that is my life. That's why I make clothes that are so light and so easy to pack and a little bit seasonless.”