I couldn't go now to a brand that had a niche attitude like... gothic. I couldn't do that. Well, I could do it, but I wouldn't find it interesting, challenging.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I didn't want to be a fashion designer, and for a good half of my career I didn't like it. I always wanted to do other things.
There's definitely an obstacle in developing a brand for yourself that people can rely on when you're so eclectic.
For me, Gothic is something from my youth, when I had a heavy metal phase.
My wife and I battle over home decor. My style goes from Gothic to Baroque. Hers is minimalist.
I haven't had the most thrilling lifestyle. I was a pretty good dresser, but I would have a pretty boring 'Behind the Music.'
I wanted to keep a Gothic cathedral alive in my heart.
Fashion isn't interesting when it comes from an uninspired place. It's like voodoo; we don't want things that are soaked in blood, sweat, and tears. I adore life, and I'm very easygoing - and it shows in my work.
Design is about point of view, and there should be some sort of woman or lifestyle or attitude in one's head as a designer. So my being able to reach the masses was something that meant a great deal to me - especially for women who could never wear Vera Wang.
I did not have a big view of many designers until I got to high school.
I'm definitely incredibly attracted to the aesthetic of what is typically deemed goth stuff, but. A lot of my experience growing up was in being around that kind of thing, and it's just what sinks into a person's brain.