I Do Things Like Hem A Pair

I Was A Teacher And An Administrator At Parson's School Of Design, And As An Administrator, I Was Associate Dean. And In That Role, I Went Around Fixing Things That Were Broken. And The Parson's Fashion Program Was Broken.so Fashion Chose Me. It Needed To Be Developed And Evolve. I Don't Know If It Comes Naturally To Anyone.

Few Activities Are As Delightful As Learning New Vocabulary.

My Role As The Chair Of The Fashion Department At Parsons Put Me Face To Face With All The Big Designers, Retailers, And Editors. Since I Was Moving In These New Circles Regularly, I Realized I Needed To Do Something About My Own Personal Style. It Was Really Diane Von Furstenberg Who Gave Me The Nudge.

I Believe That It's Very Important To Get To Know People With Whom You Can Have A Substantive Dialogue About Design And Its Development. In Addition, Read Everything About Fashion That You Can Get Your Hands On. A Palpable Point Of View Is What Makes A Designer, So You Need To Be Confident About Yours.

When It Comes To My Vocabulary, I Felt A Responsibility When I Was Teaching To Raise The Bar Of Conversation In My Classroom. And With My Own Students, I Refused To Let Them Use The Phrase "i Like" Or "i Don't Like" When We Were Engaged In A Critique.