I was struggling to find a way to make evening clothes more deconstructed. I like to think that I translated the Latin concept in a more modern way. I don't think that I was that literal.

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It's a remarkable exercise to sit and look at your own work over the years.

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

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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.

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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.

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When you love something, every day goes by in 10 minutes.

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

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They never ask the celebrities why they don't wear their own clothes on the red carpet.

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I never thought I'd be successful. It seems in my own mind that in everything I've undertaken I've never quite made the mark. But I've always been able to put disappointments aside. Success isn't about the end result; it's about what you learn along the way.

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