It should really be contemporary, and we should be answering people’s needs — how to make it simpler and better.

I’m crazy, and I don’t pretend to be anything else.

When I started the business, I hardly went home. I became very driven about work and about my career.

If you think of how those women dressed, the kind of refinement, that kind of elegance. That’s really the inspiration for these clothes.

It seems there’s always another rumor about my life; some people are simply talked about more than others.

What we’re talking about is being modern and making things easier for people,

I don’t dwell on success. Maybe that’s one reason I’m successful.

Some people feel that what we’re doing makes no sense, that it’s just a waste of money. But it’s working.

The woman is totally different. She’s really sexy, she’s really healthy, attractive. She’s got a body,

I’m in a business where no one cares about anything except how well your last collection sold.

Women’s Wear Daily can do more than any other publication to establish a designer.

People are really starting to feel good again, and I see it reflected in the way they’re looking at clothes and looking at fashion, and the way they are buying it, and the way they’re...

It’s fun seeing my label on someone’s behind – I like that.

always cheerful and the essence of grace, dignity and courage — a fighter to the end.

I don’t think about my fame very much.

The only way to advertise is by not focusing on the product.

When the shapes are big, the fabrics are soft and so you always sense the body when someone’s moving.

I’m more offended when someone’s killed on television than when there’s something that’s sensuous or sexual. So what?

You don’t only worry about the people who hate or resent you; in a way, you’re more worried about the people who love you.

I won’t allow myself to have tremendous fear.

Levi’s can produce many more Western jeans than we can and make them at a better price.

I think short looks the newest. It’s really modern.

I don’t trust a lot of journalists.

There are a lot of gay people in fashion, but it’s not as if every gay person is a great creator.

An unexpected twist of a shoulder that comes out on one side and doesn’t on the other side, folding a fabric to create interesting shapes on the body — they’re very sensual clothes.

I’m neither Democrat nor Republican.

I’m a sexual person, and that’s reflected in my clothes and my advertisements.

My men’s-underwear print ads are very popular!

These products you can use for different purposes, so you can need fewer products. But once you get to color, it’s what you love, it’s what feels right, and what you want to experiment with....

I guess I don’t have a proper perspective on my fame; if I did, I don’t think I’d like it.

There has been a change in men’s attitudes toward their clothes. Men are more aware of fashion; they’re not afraid of it.

Part of the wonderful thing about what we do in fashion is that it really can apply to so many forms of one’s lifestyle, and it is such a logical extension to be designing for...

I’m not a drug addict. My wild period wasn’t about drugs; it was about sexual freedom.

AIDS is an absolutely tragic disease. The argument about AIDS’ being some kind of divine retribution is crap.

My wardrobe consists of antique clothes, many of my designs, plus shoes and shirts from Brooks Brothers and Paul Stuart.

There are so many different kinds of leather, and you’ll see very strong architectural leather that has a real rough edge, … It’s sharp and it’s tough and it’s sexy. And then there’s leather that’s...

I have the New York Daily News to thank for the jeans controversy.

There’s an awareness of fashion in this country, and it’s not limited to gay people.

The bed sheers … came from our ready-to-wear collection,

I’m not a politician and don’t want any part of politics.

Anyone who is secure about herself shouldn’t be threatened by the ads I do.

No 27-year-old has the experience to run a company that does a quarter of a billion dollars a year in sales.

It’s hello to having a body, being a woman and being sexy and American, and I think the clothes reflect that,

I have the reputation of being easygoing. But inside, I’m like nails. I will kill.

Traditionally, the sample is always better than the stock you deliver to the store.

I’ve met people who didn’t even know there was a Calvin Klein; they thought it was just the name of a product.

I’m not selling sex. I’m selling underwear and jeans, and I’m not trying to do it with pornography.

Commercials capture your attention, that’s all.

Nothing earth-shattering has happened in men’s fashion. How much can you do with men’s clothes?

They’re lean where they need to be lean and they flare out in a very modern way. You don’t feel like there’s lots of fabric flopping around. They look neat, they look modern and they...