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Being A Student In An Art & Design School, That Was The Moment For Me, That Was When I Began To Develop A Lot Of Self-confidence And Really Come Into My Own.

My Advice To The 10 Year Old Daughter Is: Fashion Happens In A Context. It's Societal, It's Cultural, It's Historic, It's Economic, And It's Political. So All Of Her Studies, Everything That Is Happening In The World, All Needs To Be Channeled Through Her In Order To Be A Good Designer.

I'm Constantly Correcting Young People And Fashion Students In This Nation When They Say "well, I Do Couture." By Definition, You Don't. You Have To Be Licensed By The Government Of France To Do Couture. So Don't Use That Term. You Can Say That You Do One-of-a-kind, You Can Say It's Custom, But You Can't Say It's Couture - Because It's Inaccurate.

We Need To Treat Each Other With Consideration. In My World, The Squeaky Wheel Does Not Get The Grease.

Most Designers Want To Show Apparel That Makes The Wearer Look As Long And Lean As Possible. And Most People Who Buy Clothes Want To Look As Long And Lean As Possible.