I think that fashion has become such a big business and with globalization we are on new territory at this point. We are not just designing for a country we are designing for a world now.

I never intended being a business person I wanted to be a fashion designer.

I think big business is a terrible thing for the spirit of the country, as our spirit is the best thing about us.

I have a big responsibility to my licenses. All my licenses draw from and take ideas from the runway.

When I started my own business, my main reason for designing clothes was that I wanted to dress rock stars and the people who went to rock concerts. It didn't go beyond that aspiration at that point.

The turnover of fashion is just so quick and so throwaway, and I think that is a big part of the problem. There is no longevity.