Michael Kors

“I can sketch up a storm, and I'm very involved in how clothes are constructed, but I have a short attention span.”

“I think a lot of women have too many mini skirts in their closets.”

“I grew up surrounded by these tough, ballsy, strong women. They were also adoring women, but they were the kind of women who would argue over what kind of pants you were wearing or the color of your nail polish.”

“I grew up in a family of people who were obsessed with fashion.”

“When I was a kid, I was trendier. I'd wear anything. I was in love beads and platforms.”

“My apartment looks like no one lives in it.”

“I am the oldest young designer in New York City.”

“I know what women look good in. I don't think the rules ever change.”

“North Americans as a whole need to embrace having clothes altered to their body. I hear it all the time: why do the Europeans always look so good? They have a relationship with their tailor and spend the time and money to make their clothes look their best.”

“I can't dance and I can't sing too well.”

“My mom was a model. She had me at 20, so she was a young mother.”

“The biggest lesson that I've learned is that fashion is this tightrope where you have to be consistent but inconsistent. You need the connective thread but at the same time you need a sense of surprise.”

“My legacy would be that you don't have to give up anything. You can be chic but have a sense of humor, you can be sexy but comfortable, you can be timeless but fresh.”

“Clothes are like a good meal, a good movie, great pieces of music.”

“I wasn't Barbie-obsessed. I think my mother might have been my Barbie.”

“Because of what's going on with the economy, I think women are realizing that maybe they don't need a closet full of clothes. They just need the right clothes.”