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I was a fashion assistant. I bought the fabric. I made sure that everything was smooth in the workroom. And I scrambled all over London on the Tube looking for buttons. It was great.

A piece of fabric can get me going.

I'm always tinkering with something - suddenly I'll think I can work with wood, but then I'll realize I can't, so I go back to sewing.

I started to work with cotton fabrics. I used cotton because it's easy to work with, to wash, to take care of, to wear if it's warm or cold. It's great. That was the start.

If my mind's not trying to fix something or create something, I don't know what to do. It just throws me off.

My touchstone started out being - and is still - exploring the ways by which to make clothing from a single piece of cloth.

I came from Bill Blass, where it was a well-oiled machine and if I said I needed a fabric, it was done. Now, I have to budget everything. I have to take on the role not just as a designer but a business. But I'm a glass half-full kind of guy.

Every time that I wanted to give up, if I saw an interesting textile, print what ever, suddenly I would see a collection.

This happens to me all the time: I think I'm working on one thing, but this other thing, whether I want it to or not, keeps coming through.