I make 98% of my collection in New York City and am generating jobs, so fashion isn’t just frivolous for me. I understand levity about it. I also understand the depth of it.
There’s such a feeling of satisfaction when something you imagined turned into something real.
Because you have very limited time and you have to be very judicious and wise about how you spend it. But otherwise, I’ve always been – ever since I was a kid, I’ve always been coming up with ideas. So I’m able to come up with crazy ideas twice for two collections! It’s fun.
I am not the kind of designer who is racing to the finish line, so while collaborations are important for our growth, each and every one has to be strategic and well-timed with what we have going on internally.
I have a 6-year-old niece who doesn’t look like the majority of girls on the covers of magazines. I hope that by the time she’s 16, the world will have changed.
I think I’m just really in love with women, and I love to see them looking incredibly, truly beautiful. I think every time a woman wears one of my dresses, you know, in a matter of speaking, I’m having a little love affair with her!
I love draping; it’s less about proportion than fit and the fabric. It’s very specialized and I think when women see the construction, they respond to it immediately.
There is one universal truth: All women, all over the world, want to look beautiful. That is always the theme of my designs.
I’m fascinated by furniture design and interiors, and I want to try designing all that stuff.
Deepika is one of my absolute favourite Bollywood actors. It is wonderful to have someone of her stature wearing my brand.
I want to make clothes that make women feel beautiful.
Always aspire to become the next you, not someone else.
I came from Bill Blass, where it was a well-oiled machine and if I said I needed a fabric, it was done. Now, I have to budget everything. I have to take on the role not just as a designer but a business. But Im a glass half-full kind of guy.
Girls who wear certain kind of dresses, who show certain areas of the body, are not going to like my clothes. You can’t please everyone.
I mean, I can cook, but I’d get very nervous having my food being judged by dinner guests.
I tweet myself and do all the Facebook updates. It started off with me wondering whether I was showing off and I was very careful about what I wrote.
I would tell any aspiring designer to take the time to experience everything they can to really get a feel for what direction they want to go in. And most importantly, let your passion and your gut lead you.
I’m constantly thinking about design, shapes, patterns and colors, so I just want to be more of a blank canvas. But there is a comfort in knowing what you’re going to wear, and that probably comes from Catholic school, where I wore a uniform for 10 years.
My goal is: I’m not trying to be snobby, but my clothes are not for everyone, not for every Hollywood celebrity. There is a designer for everyone, and a celebrity for every designer.
I love a red lip – it’s such a powerful statement. It exudes confidence and makes for a bold look.
I was in Nepal and I had watched Oprah Winfrey’s show. I had no idea, as a kid in Nepal, who she was, but I remember watching an episode of hers about living your dreams.