You Should Put On The Best Version

Fashion Is Much More Collaborative Than One Might Think. You Have To Have An Idea And Vision And You Have To Communicate That Vision To A Team Of People And You Have To Create An Environment That Allows Those People To Give The Best That They Can Give.

We've Become A Little Spoiled With Menswear In Particular Because, Of Course, We've Come Off A Period In The '70s And '80s When Armani, Which Is Very Soft, Dominated Menswear. And We've Become Obsessed With Comfort. I Actually Don't Like That.

London Is One Of The Few Cities Where People Still Dress Properly And Fashion Exists. Every Day I See Women Who've Thought About Their Outfits. They've Picked Out The Bag, Put On Proper Shoes. ... Do You Know How Rare It Is In Parts Of America To Actually See 'an Outfit'? France? I Don't Want To Be Anti-french But There Isn't A More Unattractive Group Of People On The Streets.

If My Parents Had Discouraged Me, I Would Have Turned Out Very Differently. They Raised Me In An Open-minded, Liberal Environment.

It's Funny, Our Beauty Standard Has Become Harder And Tougher Because We Live In A Tough Age. I Don't Think Anyone Wants To Walk Down The Street And Feel Vulnerable. You Want To Walk Down The Street And Feel Like You're In Control.