Designer Quotes

The U.S. used to be perceived as the moral leader of the world, and we have absolutely lost that.

Students in the '60s were responsible for great changes, politically and socially.

September 11th was a moment when America had the sympathy of the world.

Once upon a time we did not focus on a president's private life.

On the one hand, I want to go off and live in the desert with my dog and sculpt things out of adobe.

My grandmother was probably the first person who I thought was beautiful. She was incredibly stylish, she had big hair, big cars. I was probably 3 years old, but she was like a cartoon character. She'd swoop into our lives with presents and boxes, and she always smelled great and looked great.

Most everyone now personally knows someone who is openly homosexual.

L.A. is my American city.

I think the 1970s will always be the decade for me. Obviously, I grew up in that era, but the beauty standard was touchable, kissable.

I think that monogamy is artificial. I do not think it's something that comes naturally to us.

I just want to make beautiful, glamorous clothes.

I enjoy the speed of fashion. I love doing different things and I think I still have something valid to say in fashion.

I don't want to find myself designing for the press.

I don't do shows. I don't have reviews. I'm not putting the clothes on every celebrity so that by the time they reach the store the customers are sick of seeing them.

College campuses were once a hotbed of political activity.

When the youth of America gets together, amazing things happen.

There aren't many strong or charismatic candidates today, because many people can't withstand the scrutiny.

If my parents had discouraged me, I would have turned out very differently. They raised me in an open-minded, liberal environment.

From the time we're born until we die, we're kept busy with artificial stuff that isn't important.

But as an adult working in the fashion industry, I struggle with materialism. And I'm one of the least materialistic people that exist, because material possessions don't mean much to me. They're beautiful, I enjoy them, they can enhance your life to a certain degree, but they're ultimately not impo

As a fashion designer, I was always aware that I was not an artist, because I was creating something that was made to be sold, marketed, used, and ultimately discarded.

I'm actually very introverted. I'm very shy. I'm very emotional.

I'm a very serious person.

When we first sort of break in or bust into the house, if you will, there's some tough love.

Practical storage pieces are great if you have a basement or a garage. But when you actually live with them day in and day out, they should be beautiful to look at.

People define themselves aesthetically at a very young age.

Lighting is an essential way to change the mood of a room, especially if you can use dimmers.

It's not a party until the fire department shows up.

In college you have the license to do things you'll never do again, so have fun with it.

I think the set looks great. It's kind of like Battlestar Galactica meets like the Italian furniture fair.