Love the fun of clothes, not the status of fashion.
I was very influenced by movies; I was very influenced by a world that had a sense of dream.
I have had a lot of good things happen, but I’ve also had a lot of terrible things happen.
Some women think that if the look this season is minis, they have to wear minis. If you don’t have great legs, there are plenty of alternatives.
The best thing you can do is go away from this saying, ‘I can do this too,’ because it’s all possible and I’m living proof.
My father was an artist. When life was harder and he couldn’t get jobs, he painted houses, but he was artistic. When I went to see his work, it was special. Somewhere along the line, I felt I was special. I didn’t know why.
I never went to fashion school. I didn’t know what a designer was. I knew I had something, but I didn’t know what it was. And it could just have easily been nothing.
My life has been a dream. If someone had to write a story about it, it would seem a little unreal. It’s the kind of story I would read and say, ‘Nah, that’s not possible.’
I don’t like it when a woman looks like a fashion victim.
My dreams are my work. I design out of the things that I love.
Personal style is about a sense of yourself, a sense of what you believe in and wearing what you like.
I try to design into a world that is constantly moving, and moving me.
Our kitchen is warm; it’s who we are. And it has everything. Honestly, I could get rid of the rest of the house and just live in the kitchen.
Ralph Lauren has always stood for providing quality products, creating worlds and inviting people to take part in our dream. We were the innovators of lifestyle advertisements that tell a story and the first to create stores that encourage customers to participate in that lifestyle.
They know they’re going to look beautiful, and I don’t think women should look like costumes. They shouldn’t look like fashion victims.
Black is not as good as Purple.
I am not looking like Armani today and somebody else tomorrow. I look like Ralph Lauren. And my goal is to constantly move in fashion and move in style without giving up what I am.
I like romance, I like glamour and I like realism. I think that’s a great combination.
I have a vision for living. It’s about elements of style. It’s about all the things that I love, that I believe in.
We all have to fight to maintain our unique style and taste in a world that would have us conform.