IT’S ABOUT COMMITTING YOURSELF COMPLETELY TO AN AESTHETIC – THROWING YOURSELF INTO IT AND NOT LOOKING BACK. IN ALL FACETS OF YOUR LIFE, IF YOU’RE GOING TO DO IT, GO ALL THE WAY. THAT WAS ALWAYS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME. I STILL DON’T UNDERSTAND IT WHEN I SEE DESIGNERS DO THESE EXTRAVAGANZAS ON THE RUNWAY, HAVING SENT THESE BOYS OUT IN ALL THESE CRAZY THINGS, AND THEY COME OUT AT THE END IN, LIKE, JEANS AND A SWEATSHIRT.

I WENT TO ART SCHOOL TO BE AN ARTIST BUT WASN’T CONFIDENT ENOUGH IN MY INTELLECT, SO DECIDED TO PURSUE FASHION WHICH WAS LESS INTIMIDATING. NOW, I THINK I MIGHT HAVE OVERESTIMATED HOW SMART YOU HAVE TO BE TO MAKE ART.