All I can tell you really is if you get to the point where someone is telling you that you are not great or not good enough, just follow your heart and don't let anybody crush your dream.
Youth, what man's age is like to be, doth show; We may our ends by our beginnings know.
I think I was the first to show that a designer could be like a rock star, that people should love your fashion but also put your name together with your fashion.