I came to New York when I was 21, 22. I couldn't speak English. I knew I wanted to go to fashion school..

I didn't even have a portfolio, but I went to Tom Ford the next morning. He said, "I'd love you to come in with me. Get a lawyer." It was quite excit….

I hope the average woman feels she needs practicality but with a little bit of fantasy. Otherwise it's just not fashion..

Brazil is not what you see but what you feel. Once you spend time here - a week, two weeks - you get in the vibe. It's really intoxicating..

I wasn't a club kid. I wasn't an artist. I was just a foreigner, trying to soak it all up. I had quite a lot of fun..

I don't love reading so much, but I love book shopping..

People don't really go to museums in Rio. I shouldn't say it's not sophisticated, but, you know, they go to the beach..

If you have beautiful knees, show your knees. I'm not a puritan. I love skin..

Being sexy is not about what's on show, it's all about suggestion, or insinuation. I'm interested in the way a garment hangs on a woman's body and th….

I get so much inspiration from my travels, but I also started an exercise where I write down so many words every week. Then I begin crossing them off….

I like cold. I really like to go to cold towns. I love gray. I love winter..

My resolution is to make positivity, thankfulness and happiness my new mantra..

I came to New York in 1986. My father didn't think it was a good idea. I didn't know how I found it, but I went to Hunter College. I had no money and….

I hate to sound esoteric, but there is something about a house that leads you to that one chair, that one corner, where you just sit and feel comfort….

I wanted to be involved with fashion, though I didn't know what being a designer meant..

My mom. She was quite a character. Open-minded. It was a very small town, and she started her own business, manufacturing children's wear. She was ve….

I didn't know who Calvin Klein was, really. But Brooke Shields, we knew her from those incredible commercials - "There's nothing between me and my Ca….

Each season I strive to design a forward-thinking and effortless collection with a very clean minimalist aesthetic..

I just hate people who are lazy. To be on my team, you have to have energy and a sense of wanting to learn. That really excites me..

I'm not an artist. I'm a fashion designer of clothes..

I drape a lot. I cut. I have to touch. For me, it's almost impossible to start without that..