My closet is organized by tops, pants, and outerwear, but not a lot of dresses. Gowns are in another room because I don't often dress formally, even though I design gowns. Like most designers, I have a uniform, and mine is a legging.

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It's a remarkable exercise to sit and look at your own work over the years.

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I see myself as an arbiter of taste.

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It's important to view fashion as personal and creative - even for brides. When brides ask me, "What's the best advice you can give me on my wedding day?" I always have the same answer: "Be yourself." Someone's marrying you, they love you for who you are, and they don't want you to be someone else, they want you to be who you are. If you never wear blue eye shadow, why would you put it on on your wedding day? If you wear your hair simply, why would you suddenly dye it a different color and get a big 'do? To me it's about respect and self-understanding and honesty.

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People get very trapped where they are. When they hear 'fashion' they get intimidated, particularly at the upper end because it's so elitist.

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I've always tried to push myself technically and to push myself visually. That's been part of the journey.

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Fashion to me has become very disposable; I wanted to get back to craft, to clothes that could last.

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In the end, it’s not about failure, it’s about how much you love what you do.

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When you have a passion for something then you tend not only to be better at it, but you work harder at it too.

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Design is about point of view, and there should be some sort of woman or lifestyle or attitude in one's head as a designer.

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