I Think That They Haven't Been Able

I Went Through Some Tough Times Because If You're Used To Having A Voice In Contemporary Culture And All Of Sudden, You Don't Have That Voice, You Don't Have That Outlet. I Didn't Appreciate That. I Didn't Understand How Important That Was To Me. And All Of A Sudden, After Investing All This Time And Energy, I Had No Identity. I Didn't Know Who I Was. I Didn't Know What I Had To Say. I Didn't Have A Way To Say It. It Was Very Painful.

Fashion Is Ruthless The Way Every Three Months You Have To Think About Everything All Over Again.

I Am Actually Extremely Casual In Certain Environments. But One Of The Reasons I Like Living In London, I Like The Formality Of It, As Compared To The Formality Of America - Or Informality. I Like Putting On A Suit. I Like Putting On A Tie.

People Always Ask Me How I Start A Collection, And I Tell Them That I Just Look Around. What Am I Tired Of? What Am I In The Mood For? Real Fashion Change Comes From Real Changes In Real Life. Everything Else Is Just Decoration.

In The Early Seventies, I Had Shoulder-length Hair, Bell-bottom Pants, Love Beads And Shirts That Laced Up At The Front. But Then I Smartened Up.