Anyone can get dressed up and glamorous, but it is how people dress in their days off that are the most intriguing.
Take people's advice and guidance in the beginning, but always follow your instincts first
Go with your instinct and your gut. It sounds cliché, but never give up and just keep on. If you really believe in it, you have to just dive in and go for it.
No one is going to understand your brand better than you.
When you focus on the consumer, the consumer responds.
A lot of my work is a matter of reacting to surprises in life.
I’m not like most designers, who have to set sail on an exotic getaway to get inspired. Most of the time, it’s on my walk to work, or sitting in the subway and seeing something random or out of context.
I always say that I'm really inspired by mistakes and things that kind of go wrong.
My mission was that I wanted to see people on the street that I don't know wearing my clothes. That excites me.
I tend to like the most basic pieces with the perfect fit and fabric, like a simple tank.
I really learn from something that really inspires me and it becomes something that I remember.
The things that you can't really foresee and that kind of surprise you, and a lot of times they are bad, but other times, they bring something different and new to the table.
There's a tendency to think that young designers only do fantasy fashion, but I'm more interested in making clothes that women can afford.
Any style that Nike makes in all black, shoe, sweatshirt, onesie, doesn't matter, I pretty much need to have.
I wear sports clothes because I feel comfortable in them.
I mean, I've always said I have an amazing team and network of friends and people that I work with that, you know, inspire me and enable me to do what I do.
Time passes faster and faster, but with every project I always want to find the next challenge and the next challenge is just as exciting as the previous one.
It's hard sometimes to take a step back and realize what's happened because you're always trying to move forward. You're always looking at the next palette.
I think everyone shares a fear of failure - that you're only as good as your most recent collection. That's definitely a fear, but it's a fear that fuels me, that makes me want to work harder, that makes me take on more challenges.
In the beginning I pushed toward perfection, but it takes time to get to certain places.
I wear mostly black Main Line or T… But the other day, the sun was shining so I wore blue jeans. It caused so much excitement in the office! People were literally coming up from the floor below and peering behind my desk saying; we hear you’re wearing blue jeans and we have to have a look
Where music leads, I follow.
No one ever taught me, and I never had formal classes in pattern making, so I was like, Okay, I'll just drape, and I'll sew as I pin it.
I seem to always start a collection by designing outerwear and jackets.
I never really did sports growing up. Maybe that's why they intrigue me. The technology that goes into that clothing is steps ahead, so it's always been something I look towards.
