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" I think it's really important to try to eat seasonally as much as possible. It helps put people in touch with what's happening locally and with nature. "

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" When you make and drape clothing, the scissors are your tool. What can I say about them? They're my babies. And you have to take care of them correctly. You have to have them sharpened, and you can't use them for any other material. "

" I cherish my time off and the solitude that comes along with it. "

" Food is everything. Food, friends, family: Those are the most important things in life. "

" I'm a SoHo born-and-raised kid. So my parents dragged me to lots of museums, and for birthdays and any kind of celebration, we'd go to the theater. "

" I garden in my Brooks Brothers pajamas and straw hat. "

" There's not one major greatest influence on my career. It would be film and great artists and great imagineers - Jim Henson, Walt Disney, Charlie Chaplin, people who understand the joy of the imagination. "

" I want to make things of quality. I'm a big believer in handmade, tactile, crafted pieces. I want to keep that tradition alive. "

" I want to be a major force. "

" I don't wear flip-flops, so my casual shoe is a Brooks Brothers tuxedo slipper! "

" I don't believe in one ideal beauty. "

" If you're entering into fashion in an original way, you have to know your craft, and you have to know your history. You have to be obsessively dedicated. You have to be relentless about making it happen. It doesn't take a bank. It takes passion, love, timing, and luck. "

" I have to bring my A-Game 24/7, between creating, draping, and overseeing a myriad of different brands. "

" I go online at night and I order flowers, rare flowers, and then they come in the mail. That's my fashion detox. "

" As one grows their company and brand, you have to learn to be a leader, and there's no formula. "

" Obviously, I like very beautiful food, because I think as delicious as food has to taste, it also has to look very beautiful - the process of presentation is very important. "

" I have so many fashion mistakes, but that's part of being in fashion. I think the people that you see make the most mistakes are usually the best dressers. "

" I just think when you are dressing a celebrity, for me, I'm hopefully adding a moment. I always say, 'What role do you want to play?' when we start a fitting. "

" As a designer, I always want to put out to a larger public. I truly believe that all bodies are beautiful, and that's what makes our world exciting. "

" When I first got to Brooks Brothers, my mom told me she remembered how upsetting it was trying to find professional clothes in the eighties. Suits would either be over-stylized or frumpy, so she said, 'Make sure it's tailored properly.' "

" I am totally unattached to material items. "

" You can't market or commercialize feminism as an entity. One has to be careful. I aim to be about powerful women in my clothing. "

" To be able to buy a plant and plant it, that's a luxury to me. "

" I don't cook ribs in my own home. I let my dad cook the ribs. He's from St. Louis, Missouri. I like to use a grill, but that's my dad's domain. "

" I am a compulsive and concise shopper. "

" When I'm on the road for fashion shows, I love room service. I think it's one of the greatest things in the world. I usually like to keep it simple with soup, but my big indulgence is French fries or chicken fingers. "

" There's a reason good fabrics have a cost. They're done with good quality to last. "

" I eat everything, but I moderate; I try to be semiconscious. I don't eat pasta every day, although people who follow my Instagram think I do. "

" A great trick for frying is to put a popcorn kernel in the oil, and when it pops, you're ready to fry. "

" I'm not a chef. But I'm passionate about food - the tradition of it, cooking it, and sharing it. "

" There are issues that are being questioned that are fundamentally upsetting to me, deeply: immigration, funding for the arts, Planned Parenthood, and women's rights. These are just issues that are very close to my heart, and I use my own private voice and funds to fight for them and in support of them. "