My Eccentricity Became Direction.

I Went To London A Lot As A Young Designer Because London Was A Major Inspiration, Not Only For The Clothes But The Sense Of Freedom. I Remember Going To See A Stage Production Of "the Rocky Horror Picture Show" In The Mid Eighties And Loving The Mix Of Goth And Humor, And In My Shows I've Always Liked To Play Jokes And Have Fun.

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.

Do You Know That Cats Can't Wear Corsets? They Can't Stand! Not At All! They Just Fall Over. I Know Because I Tried!

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.

My Clothes Have Always Been Expensive. Even Though I Have Had A Few Lower-priced Lines Over The Years, Little By Little Everything I Do Tends Toward The Luxury Market.