I love to design things that people can actually buy. I'm staggered by what a boot costs today.

Let's be realistic, how many people are buying a $2,000 skirt? I love to design things that people can actually buy. I'm staggered by what a boot costs today.

When I design a wedding dress with a bustle, it has to be one the bride can dance in. I love the idea that something is practical and still looks great.

The key is falling in love with something, anything. If your heart's attached to it, then your mind will be attached to it.

Things that came before, people and things and experiences - that does mean something to me. It doesn't mean I don't embrace the new, but I don't forget the past, either.

Design is about point of view, and there should be some sort of woman or lifestyle or attitude in one's head as a designer.