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Go To Lord & Taylor On Fifth Avenue, I Think It's The Eighth Floor, And It's Just A Department Called 'woman.' It's Rather Devastating. You've Never Seen Such Hideous Clothes In Your Entire Life. I Mean, It's Simply Appalling. Thank God There Are No Windows On That Floor, Because If I Were A Size 18, I'd Throw Myself Right Out The Window [after Seeing Those Clothes]. It's Insulting What These Designers Do To These Women.

I Have A Very Socratic Approach - I Pummel The Designers With Questions, So When I Get Them To Step Back From The Work And Look At It With Me, They'll Eventually See What I See, Coming To It Fresh And Unencumbered. That's Always Very Gratifying Because They Feel A Responsibility And An Ownership Of A Solution.

You Have No Control Over Other People's Taste, So Focus On Staying True To Your Own.

If You Don't Have Experience Sewing, Start With That, Because That Will Inform What You Are Able To Design.

Frankly, I Think That Fur On A Man Is Difficult To Pull Off. If It's The Warmth You're After, Then I'd Go With A Fur-lined Coat - It Won't Show.