You Have To Have Talent To Design

I Love Books; My Suitcases Are Always Full Of Them. Books And Shoes. I Read When I Am Sad, When I Am Happy, When I Am Nervous. My Favourite British Author Is Jane Austen, And My Favourite American One Is John O'hara.

Unfortunately, There's A Lot Of Confusion Today Over What Is Sexy And What Is Vulgar. It's Horrifying. They Say, 'oh, That Girl Is So Sexy,' And She Turns Around And The Dress Is Four Sizes Too Small. Or She's Wearing So Much Stuff, You Wonder How Long It Took Her To Get Ready.

You Can Wear Them With Anything. It's The Person And The Way That They Wear It That Makes It Different. I Have Been Designing White Shirts Forever, But I Don't Get Tired Of It.

The Little Black Dress Must Be Luxurious, Rich, Sensual, Diaphanous, Exotic, Severe, Lush, Demure, Demanding, Frivolous, Amusing, And It Must Linger In Memory, But Above All, It Must Be Simple And Little And Black.

You Have To Find Your Own Style, And It's Difficult To Define What Style Is. It's Not What You're Wearing; It's How You Wear It. It's Something Very Personal, And It Reflects The Way You Live And Your House, The Books You Read, The Art You Have.