Fashion Is Not Art. Never.

When I Started In Fashion, I Had Already Adopted The Sailor-striped Sweater As My Uniform; That Way, I Wouldn't Have To Drive Myself Crazy Trying To Figure Out What To Wear.

I Have Always Been Drawn To Designing Fashions That Are Rebellious, Like Black Leather Jackets On Suburban Kinds, A Corset Dress, Punk, Blue Jeans. I Love That. Fashion Changes All The Time, And What Is Considered Extreme Or Elegant Or Luxurious (or Not Luxurious) Is Changing All The Time.

I'm Still Astounded By Some People's Reaction To Things I Consider Quite Normal.

I Love And Admire Everyone Who Is Different. I Love That. The 'jet Set' Is Banal. 'good Taste' Is Banal. Eccentricity Is Chic. Good Taste Paralyzes. But Punk Or Street Fashion Or A Tattoo-covered Body, That Is Interesting To Me, And That I Love. I Didn't Go To Fashion School. I Learned From Watching Couture Shows On Tv And Reading Magazines. That Made Me Dream.

When I Do My Collection, It Is In A Way My Own Story.