Kate Spade

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 love beauty.

Everyone loves to get a letter. I love sending them. I love getting them.

I do things that I actually love and understand.

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.

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

Being a mother adds an enormous amount of stress to your life. You need to make sure you're there for everything.

The idea of recklessly spending money - even though it sounds like it's lots of fun, it's fashion - isn't interesting to me. It is a business.

The best thing about being a business owner is that you get to run your own schedule.

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

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