I wanted women wearing my sweaters to give the impression they were naked. The aim wasn't to impose outfits but to stay as close as possible to women's bodies and their freedom of movement.

I was fascinated by stripes from the start. On clothing, they follow a woman's movements.

I don't know why some women don't wear make-up. Every woman should gild the lily.

I invented a sweater so small, so close to the body, that Women's Wear Daily nicknamed it 'The Poor Boy Sweater' and consecrated me queen of knitwear.

I think there is a time in every person's life where they have to let their parents go and figure out what being a parent means for themselves.

One's own self-worth is tied to the worth of the community to which one belongs, which is intimately connected to humanity in general. What happens in Darfur becomes an assault on my own community, and on me as an individual. That's what the human family is all about.

I think the first 10 years of my daughter's life were my mother's happiest, because she could finally have carefree time with a kid.

I was just a guy who ran away from home at 16 because my parents were getting a divorce and the judge was making me choose which parent to live with. I didn't want to make that choice. I ended up in New York City.