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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.

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In the end, it’s not about failure, it’s about how much you love what you do.
People get very trapped where they are. When they hear "fashion" they get intimidated, particularly at the upper end because it's so elitist. If you can bring your own concept or your viewpoint and translate it not down but out, then you're really successful in the truest sense.
They never ask the celebrities why they don't wear their own clothes on the red carpet.
Fashion offers no greater challenge than finding what works for night without looking like you are wearing a costume.
Fashion to me has become very disposable; I wanted to get back to craft, to clothes that could last.
The key is falling in love with something, anything. If your heart's attached to it, then your mind will be attached to it.
I've always tried to push myself technically and to push myself visually. That's been part of the journey.
I was struggling to find a way to make evening clothes more deconstructed. I like to think that I translated the Latin concept in a more modern way. I don't think that I was that literal.
I never thought I'd be successful. It seems in my own mind that in everything I've undertaken I've never quite made the mark. But I've always been able to put disappointments aside. Success isn't about the end result; it's about what you learn along the way.
It's a remarkable exercise to sit and look at your own work over the years.