Although in skating you compete with other people, anyone who achieves a certain level of success is first and foremost competing against themselves. And for me the idea that I could always do better, learn more, learn faster, is something that came from skating. But I carried that with me for the rest of my life.

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I've always tried to push myself technically and to push myself visually. That's been part of the journey.

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My mother was extremely controlled, sort of flawless. And I always tend to be a bit more hippie.

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

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A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes.

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I see myself as an arbiter of taste.

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Fashion offers no greater challenge than finding what works for night without looking like you are wearing a costume.

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Fashion to me has become very disposable; I wanted to get back to craft, to clothes that could last.

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Service is a prerequisite for anything relating to luxury. That makes it (shopping) sensual and pleasurable.

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People get very trapped where they are. When they hear "fashion" they get intimidated, particularly at the upper end because it's so elitist. If you can bring your own concept or your viewpoint and translate it not down but out, then you're really successful in the truest sense.

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