In the dream world of Matisse and the gritty reality of American frontier, the diversity of women in our society offers the chance for greater exploration and even greater inspiration.

Success isn't about the end result; it's about what you learn along the way.

A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes.

When I design a wedding dress with a bustle, it has to be one the bride can dance in. I love the idea that something is practical and still looks great.

I was stigmatized by being a bridal designer for a long time. I am amazed I have been able to move beyond it. I had really all but given up trying, but I did it because it was my lifelong dream.

Don't be afraid to take time to learn. It's good to work for other people. I worked for others for 20 years. They paid me to learn.

I want people to see the dress, but focus on the woman.

Fashion offers no greater challenge than finding what works for night without looking like you are wearing a costume.

Even the most understated ceremony involves a certain respect for ritual and pageantry. No one plays more of a significant role than the bride's attendants.

When you have a passion for something then you tend not only to be better at it, but you work harder at it too.

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.

Women’s liberation did not see the female’s potential in terms of the male’s actual

Those focused on the future don't complain about their past

Every theoretical explanation is a reduction of intuition.

I don't write novels about expeditions to the planet Mars because I haven't been there and I don't know anything about it.

She was temptation wrapped in casual elegance.

A reputation for good judgment, for fair dealing, for truth, and for rectitude, is itself a fortune.

Body Electric... It is the first song from my new short film called #‎ Tropico that is coming out in the end of the month.

None of my characters have really had jobs.

God's will has to be done in unifying people and companies to get that gas line built, so pray for that.