My father was a dress cutter, and my mother was a tailoress, so I was brought up to appreciate a good frock.
I work predominantly with tailors from Nigeria, Ghana, and Senegal.
I live in L.A., so layers are essential to my wardrobe. I like slim silhouettes, typically, and I love good tailoring.
You should know that my most important contribution was always in tailoring; coats, jackets, wool dresses… so few of which went into the magazines.
The first wedding dress I ever made was for myself. It was at a time when I had my business up and running, but it was still very early days, and I thought, 'This is my moment to do whatever I like.'
In grade school, my mother, who was a professional tailor, would make all my clothes. I became obsessed with designing them myself.
I feel like design school might ruin people, particularly if you're a menswear designer, as there's not much focus on business.
I want a woman to feel the cut of the scissors in the clothes.
