There needs to be passion behind what you're doing or it's not worth it.
I hope being gay isn't the most interesting thing about me.
When I was 12 or 13 I already knew that I was gay. And then my interests were not conventional. So I was very different, in every sense of the word. And in an all-boys school, that's tough.
My inspirations come from everywhere. It's important to look at everything and anything.
The idea of transformation is super-important to me. You can see it in the way I approach things. I have never been a clean-faced, freshly scrubbed hair person. I'm the New York designer who doesn't do that. I think about the hair and makeup almost as much as I think about the clothes because it all has to work.
The way my mom dressed was one of my earliest inspirations, in those '80s suits with shoulder pads and things like that. For years, I ran away from that style. But now, all I want to do is shoulder pads and nipped-in waists and padded hips and peplums and poufed dresses.
We all want to be a little glamorous, a little playful and a little mischievous at times.
Those proud of keeping an orderly desk never know the thrill of finding something that they thought irretrievably lost.
You can hesitate before deciding, but not once the decision is made.
A society which is mobile, which is full of channels for the distribution of a change occurring anywhere, must see to it that its members are educated to personal initiative and adaptability.
A tan is the best accessory for any outfit!