A Few Times In My Life I've

I Love New York. It's Given Me So Much As A Designer. When I Moved Here, I Wanted To Tap Into The Glamour Of The City Immediately. More Than Anywhere Else, New York Offers Itself Up - You Arrive And Get A Rush In A Flash. It's Dazzling. Everywhere You Look, There Is Decoration, From A Pair Of Jewel-encrusted Shoes In The Window In Bergdorf Goodman To The Chrysler Building. And New York Is Incredibly Democratic. Everyone Is Packed Into This Tiny Space. You Are Confronted With All Manner Of People, And I Love That.

One Of The Most Important Things Is To Figure Out What Your Look Is — I Don't Wear This Black Suit-white Shirt Combination All The Time To Try And Be Iconic — But Because I'm Most Comfortable In This. Cary Grant Never Turned Up In A Pink Jacket And Hot Pants And I Don't Feel The Need To Experiment When I Know I Like Dressing This Way.

Fashion Is Harder Than The Film Industry. You Have To Constantly Be Able To Crank Out Hit After Hit After Hit On Demand And On A Very Tight Calendar. I've Come Back, I've Lost It, I've Come Back Again. It's Really As Good As Your Last Collection.

I Think People Who Are Compelled To Achieve Never Really Think They've Achieved... I Think The Moment You Get To A Place When You Think 'oh I'm A Fashion Legend' Then That's When You're No Longer Competitive In Your Field.

I Don't Want To Find Myself Designing For The Press.