Design the life you want to live.
We are transformed by what we read. Deepak Chopra, one of the leading thinkers of the world, in many ways has changed my life with his words It is important for me to share his words and pass on this good energy to my girls.
Someone's energy and aura and soul are so much more important - they don't compare to what you have on.
Give yourself time to work on your dream. If you want to start a stationery company or if you want to start an Internet site... Whatever it is, pick the thing that you love, and allot the time, but know and value the downtime as well.
Because my business life is so busy, my home is really my sanctuary. That is where I reflect and spend quality time with my girls.
People around the world just want self-respect. They want to take care of themselves, they want to pay for their own bills, they want to take care of their families.
I love to smell like roses, literally all day!
I am inspired by life, past experiences, what's to come, women around me, art, colors, paintings, and emotions.
Everyone should work; it's good for the soul.
I love the idea of women taking control of their money. It's something that many women are not familiar with, but it's crucial.
I believe clothing tell a story.
If I didn't love the hourglass, I wouldn't love myself.
Don't give your power away to anybody. If you find something to do that you truly love, you'll be successful.
If you really want success in life, it's two-fold. You want to be able to take care of yourself and take care of yourself well, but there's the other side in which you want to be able to take care of yourself so that you're a happy person, so that you're passing those qualities and those tools onto your children.
You should always feel confident in everything you wear, no matter what trend you fit or don't fit into.
I can't design anything unless I'm excited by it, meaning I have an urge to wear it.
A person's life is of their own making, and I take full responsibility for mine.
I find I'm an old soul.
It's important to look people in the eye and have direct conversations. I actually have a rule that if an issue takes more than five sentences to explain it, don't send an email. Pick up the phone instead, because it'll take less time to resolve it.
I try to set an intent every morning and take time to think about whatever I hope to achieve that day. I've learned that there's never going to be enough time to do anything. It's never going to be a perfect day, and I'm at a point in my life where my children are more important than work. Work is still important to me though, and I love what I do.
I am definitely a person who supports mothers. I believe in having children. Maternity leave and all that stuff is super important to me. In terms of one-on-one with employees, being a mom helps me ground my roots to humanity. When someone is going through a personal issue, I can keep it on a human level.
I am really focused on how I can improve myself and the world around me.
My greatest peace is at the ocean, which was part of my decision to move out of Manhattan. A real treat is a trip to the beach. One of my favorites is Capri, and I love Mexico, but no matter where it is, it's really difficult to be in a bad mood when you're sitting on the sand, listening to the ocean.
The beautiful 1940s women were a strong influence for me.
I worry that my daughters are too taken care of.
When I look at pictures when I was younger, I do the quintessential cringe.
If you want to play it safe, mix a lot of colors in the same tone and that is such an easy way to feel modern and feel a little confident.
When looking for a partner, definitely find someone who has shared values. Really talk to them about what their values are, what their goals are, and how they wish to achieve those goals. Problems always do arise, but when a problem arises with someone who shares your values, you'll know that you'll want to attack that problem in the same way.
I always keep a woman's body in mind, accentuating her best features.
Women should wear clothing. Clothing shouldn't wear them.
When I go out and I'm presenting the best side of myself, I want to look different from everyone, but I don't want it to look like I'm wearing a costume.
I've always loved fashion so much and I didn't have access to the kind of fashion I really wanted, so I would do vintage shopping.
As far as things I avoid, I always avoid following trends just because they're trends.
If a great outfit gets you one step closer to feeling good about yourself, then it's worth every penny.
Dress for the story that you’d like to have people know about you before you even open your mouth.
I'm inspired by different cultures around the world and love to incorporate these facets into my collection.
When I met with Deepak Chopra, instead of asking him for something, I offered something. You can always think of things that are not really any costs to you that still have a huge benefit.
I must know every aspect of my personal finances. Managing your money will help you make your money work for you.
I'm thankful I grew up the way I did. It made me a hard worker and insightful to other people's lives.
I dress women the way I see them and the way I envision them from day one, thus my customer knows that what she is looking for she will get.
My first job was in retail at the age of 14, and I have worked in the industry ever since.
I don't think that everything that's popular is necessarily right for every body and so I'd like for girls to be confident enough to make the right choice for themselves and to look unique.
I have a real passion for many aspects of home lifestyle and beauty.
When I talk to young girls about clothes, I tell them to show a lot of brains.
I care about how you feel when you're wearing something, because I think that if you feel confident, you look beautiful.
There's a beauty in that innocence that comes from not knowing. It allowed me to take a lot of risks and I took them because I chose a company in a field that I love. So for me, it didn't even feel like working.
I realize I never stand out in a room unless I'm feeling balanced, centered and happy. It sounds really corny but it's very, very true.
I believe that it doesn't matter where you work or what you have access to because anything can help. If you're working in an ice cream shop, you can ask your boss if you can give away twenty ice cream cones to an organization every Friday afternoon. It's really interesting to see what people are willing to help you with if you can make it easy for them.
Traveling teaches us that we're all the same. Some of us just encounter more opportunities.
Women are not taught to get a massage or do anything for ourselves because it makes us feel extraordinarily guilty. But the more we can fill ourselves up with things that make us happy, the happier we'll be, the happier our children will be, the more we have to give, and the more loving we'll be.
There's nothing wrong with looking like a woman and going in the workplace and doing everything a man can do but looking 1,000 percent like a lady.
I have known that I wanted to be a designer since I was 8 years old.
I think that women can tend to look so feminine so easily. So it's interesting to see how we can look masculine and strong, too.
Dressing for yourself and not a man is definitely something I advocate.
My biggest influences are strong, creative women that chart their own path, lead their own lives and drive the course of history.
If anything happens to me, I hope that I would've raised my children in a way that they know how to take care of themselves. I want them to know how to make themselves happy. It's important to work in a field that you absolutely love so that even when problems arise, you love what you do.
If you feel good, you stand up a bit straighter.
I think that a woman wears so many hats, we have so many aspects to us that we're not just one thing. We represent so much within us and that kind of comes across for me as a designer through mixing prints and colors.
I would not invest in any shoe that is too trendy.
I have always admired the way women put outfits together.
When you have children love is always there in the best form.
I always have one foot in the street, so I know not everyone wants to dress like the women they see in music videos.
If you can, start your own business while you're working another job so that your bills get paid. Choose something that you love, so that when you're exhausted when you come home from work, you're actually looking forward to your 3 hours every night that you can apply to your business, either after your kids go to sleep or while they're watching TV or while they're doing their homework, however you can budget your time. Instead of a chore, choose something you love so you absolutely look forward to it.
At the end of the day, I want to create collections that, although I am inspired by very creative women, I want my customer to walk away with a silhouette that she doesn't even know what collection it comes from. That it just lasts in her wardrobe and makes her feel strong and confident and hopefully happy.
I put my children first, but I always keep my obligations or my commitments. You really have to do some internal work to know yourself, know what you're capable of. See how many meetings you can take a day or how much work you can get through in a day. Give it lots of proper time and respect, but also give yourself the respect of having your downtime, whether that means yoga, pilates, a meditation class, or a cooking class.
A great dress can make you remember what is beautiful about life.
Sunsets are my escape into the reality I want to continuously live.
Choose something that you're passionate about. So for me, that's creating jobs for women who don't have a voice. I would like to be their voice until they're strong enough and on their feet to have their own and really be heard. The way that I can do that is not necessarily by hand-outs, because my hand-outs wouldn't be great enough to really affect change. It's by providing jobs.
Not everyone has to be a model and a designer, there are so many other options that are great and long-lasting. It's just finding what you're good at and being honest with yourself.
I'm always trying to think of ways to provide jobs and money through what I'm already doing. Charity can be overwhelming, and some people think you have to be Bill Gates to really make a difference momentarily or you have to be Mother Theresa and give up Western life, but you can just incorporate it into your everyday life.
Choosing a job or business is the same thing. I'm not the best one to advise someone how to make billions of dollars; I don't know how to do that. But what I do know is how to create something that you love, and once you do that, you will have success. You just will because you'll love working on it, and anything truly authentic, the universe blesses.
I'm a big proponent of young women dressing appropriately in the workplace to get ahead. We need to demand respect as women, and part of that involves how we present ourselves.
I tell girls all the time that the men that have fallen in love with me, have all fallen during a man repeller stage funny how life works out like that.
