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.

Service is a prerequisite for anything relating to luxury. That makes it sensual and pleasurable.

I see myself as an arbiter of taste.

When I design a wedding dress with a bustle, it has to be one the bride can dance in. I love the idea that something is practical and still looks great.

It's hard to balance everything. It's always challenging.

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 love a black wedding dress.

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

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

Fashion offers no greater challenge than finding what works for night without looking like you are wearing a costume.

My normal routine is pretty much putting out fires all day.

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

The key is falling in love with something, anything. If your heart's attached to it, then your mind will be attached to it.

When you love something, every day goes by in 10 minutes.

I want people to see the dress, but focus on the woman.

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

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

A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes.

Success isn't about the end result; it's about what you learn along the way.