There's an awareness of fashion in this country, and it's not limited to gay people.

There are a lot of gay people in fashion, but it's not as if every gay person is a great creator.

People have told me about organized crime in the fashion industry, but I can't talk about that. I'm looking to stay alive.

Part of the wonderful thing about what we do in fashion is that it really can apply to so many forms of one's lifestyle, and it is such a logical extension to be designing for the home,

Fashion is about change and, for me, the philosophy is always the same ... that the clothes have to be really modern and make women look really beautiful, ... But, it's fun to keep changing and to change the silhouettes, to change the fabrics and to change the color. Color this fall is really going to change too, because there is color.

There has been a change in men's attitudes toward their clothes. Men are more aware of fashion; they're not afraid of it.