I love the romance of what I do, although because of Isabella, Lady Gaga and Grace Jones, people think I have crazy customers. Sometimes I get more enthusiasm from the housewife who wants a hat and believes in it.

The personality of the wearer and the hat makes the hat.

just remember: i love you, and love yourselves. 'cause, little monsters, you were born that way baby.

Wearing a hat is fun; people have a good time when they're wearing a hat.

I remember in the early nineties people saying the hat was just for old women, but that's ridiculous.

Hat-making is laborious and time-consuming. It's a very tactile medium, and you can develop the skills, but it's one of those things: you either have it, or you don't. I love bringing something to fruition with my hands that gives people pleasure.