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" I didn't grow up thinking, 'Oh, I'm going to be a designer.' "

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" I remember someone once said there is a practical aspect to my designs, and I remember thinking, 'That doesn't sound so creative,' but that is actually the truth. There is a practicality to it. I don't design just to design. There is a reason and, hopefully, an interesting reason behind it - that is where my creativity comes in. "

" People have this impression that I'm a little kooky, but I'm actually very OCD. I love order and organization. I'm a big list maker. But if I cross off too many tasks, and it's hard to see the remaining ones, I have to start a new list. Now that's OCD. "

" I love Comme des Garcons. I think everything she touches is almost like gold. And she does it so quietly. No branding. "

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" Before I came to New York, I only had a few pictures of the city in my mind. And you know 'That Girl?' Marlo Thomas jumping with her hat? I always loved that, and I wondered what that double street she crosses is. And it's Park Avenue! And that's what I can see out my window. "

" I hope that people remember me not just as a good businesswoman but as a great friend - and a heck of a lot of fun. "

" I think the details and the quality are so important that it has to have an emotional tug. Even if it's the simplest shoe, it has to have something that says, 'Oh, I have to have you.' "

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" Every time I go to the market, Andy says, 'Don't forget the Triscuits!' "

" I work from home a lot. I think I get as much work done at the office as at home, and I'm used to working with people who don't work in the office. I don't really care where they are, even if they're on a banana leaf somewhere. If they deliver their work, I am completely fine. I don't need someone sitting at their desk to produce. "

" I love lamps. I can't stand overhead lighting. I have to have everything on a dimmer. "

" I buy so much fake jewelry, it's funny. It's not real. I don't wear real diamonds or anything. "

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