There’s a side to me that likes to make clothes for everyday. But I also think of fashion as an escape. It’s like a dream. It shouldn’t always be pra….

It's important not to take all this fashion stuff too seriously, and I kind of love the idea of cheesiness..

That's a big part of being a designer now: going out, having dinners, meeting people. Being in an ivory tower, you can feel very removed..

The best and the worst thing about fashion is that anyone can do it. But because fashion can be the most unintellectual thing, you have to turn it in….

When you start a collection, you have to push yourself to limits that may make you uncomfortable..

I think women want to feel beautiful. They want to feel seductive..

Ballet teaches you how to hold yourself..

I think designers are starting to realize that we're all in the same industry. We're making clothes - we aren't saving the world. I'm not saying that….

One of the guiding principles of Altuzarra is that fashion can be transformative, changing not just the way you look, but also the way you feel. By p….

My mother has a very chic sense of style, but she also has high expectations for her clothes to be functional and practical..

I was not a very popular kid in high school, and I had this idea that the way that I dressed would change how liked I was. It was that kind of Pygmal….

In architecture and interiors, as well as fashion, there is an interaction that is both functional and aesthetic..

I was also very lucky to be able to work with talented people while I was learning. I didn't actually go to fashion school. I worked with Riccardo Ti….

When you look at women today, many take very good care of themselves - they exercise, they eat well, they achieve so much in their jobs. I think they….

I try to think about items that can be worn in different ways so they can be worn more than once..

Starting your own business and thinking about how you can grow something and fulfill both expectations and needs of your retailers and still stay exc….

You can build a brand very fast now, especially with bloggers and how fast images can get out - the message just goes out faster and stronger than ev….

I wanted to create clothes for women in their 40s and 50s and 60s who have careers and are sexy and dont want to look like grandmothers..