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Go To Lord & Taylor On Fifth Avenue, I Think It's The Eighth Floor, And It's Just A Department Called 'woman.' It's Rather Devastating. You've Never Seen Such Hideous Clothes In Your Entire Life. I Mean, It's Simply Appalling. Thank God There Are No Windows On That Floor, Because If I Were A Size 18, I'd Throw Myself Right Out The Window [after Seeing Those Clothes]. It's Insulting What These Designers Do To These Women.

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.

There's Nothing I Like Better Than Going To My Apartment, Closing The Door, Cooking My Little Dinner For One And Just Tuning Out. My Apartment Really Is My Haven. It's A Nest Where I Go To Heal.

What's Important To A Fashion Designer? It's Much More Than Learning How To Make Clothes. In Fact, That Merely Makes You A Dressmaker. It Doesn't Make You Into A Fashion Designer.

Whether It's Fashion Or It's Home, It's All About Style. The Clothes We Wear Send A Message About How We Are Perceived, And Our Home Does The Same Thing.