There's almost a T-shirt feeling to wearing my evening dresses.

I do not discriminate about size. I design dresses to accentuate a woman's positives, whether you are a size 0 or a size 3X.

As I get older, I find that wearing bright colors cheers me up.

Don't wear dresses that are too tight. A size number is just a number. If the fit is comfortable, it will look more elegant.

Time flies so quick. I remember my second year in business when Bullocks Wilshire did a whole window of my white dresses. I was so excited, I went there at night and took pictures.

It's a Japanese way of thinking, that I give value for my merchandise. So I don't want to sell unnecessarily expensive dresses and make just 10 or 20 and then feel satisfied. I want to design for real women who can afford my dresses.