I was very depressed at a young age and felt like I didn't have agency towards that. Being 'female' meant I couldn't be that - I couldn't be angry, loud, sullen. Being sad meant I was weak.

Women's emotions are constantly labeled. Any slight deviation from 'pleasantness,' and we are labeled as hysterical. When we are angry, sad, depressed, or manic, we are immediately seen as unfeminine or ugly or weak.

From a young age, I felt like I was supposed to be the sort of female who is doing something strong.

People define themselves aesthetically at a very young age.

I was definitely surrounded by music and fashion at a very, very young age.

I always designed clothes from a very young age because I didn't like the way they were. They were paralyzing; they were stilted.