When I was 12 or 13 I already knew that I was gay. And then my interests were not conventional. So I was very different, in every sense of the word. ….

I realized the importance of archiving. So I save key pieces from my collections, as well as any red-carpet things that become iconic. I always ask f….

For a while, I just thought that I wanted to be an illustrator because that's all I wanted to do. I also did some sculpting. It was always very artsy….

I think it's really important to make things your own in your voice. I started when I was 23, and in the beginning of my career, there was this expec….

I hope being gay isn't the most interesting thing about me..

My inspirations come from everywhere. It's important to look at everything and anything..

The idea of transformation is super-important to me. You can see it in the way I approach things. I have never been a clean-faced, freshly scrubbed h….

I would love to take an old space and restore it to exactly the way I want it. Like an old factory, just something with great bones and lots of chara….

Buy things you truly love, things that are special, but not a lot of them. It’s about value, not quantity..

I think a beautiful dress on the wrong woman could mean nothing. It has to be the right woman and the right clothes. That's why you need that persona….

I didn't understand anything about fashion until I moved to Canada when I was 9. That's when I learned English and was exposed to fashion magazines l….

I think clothing is transformative. When you put something really beautiful on, you feel something. In so many ways, were always playing a form of dr….

We all want to be a little glamorous, a little playful and a little mischievous at times..

I need to feel like I'm part of something. I need to feel part of the world when I go to sleep..

The worst thing is to be a designer and create work that isn't honest. You have to be honest. Otherwise, you'll always be a reaction to what other pe….

I was very preppy in my childhood. I also went through an anti-clothing moment where I just wanted to wear sweats because I'd just moved to Canada. M….

I hope I am the antithesis of disposable fashion..

I love a little bit of glamour and I love tall girls..

As a designer you have to just do whatever you want to do. The second I came to terms with that, it transformed my work..

In designing for the first lady, I tried to sort of be in her shoes, but I didn't really look at her as an important political figure. I looked at he….

Designers have always shown outlandish and exuberant clothes, but that hasnt always translated to the streets..