"If there’s anything exciting about fashion, it’s about defining what is right for you and who you are as a brand. As designers, I think we have to be held accountable [today] for creating a runway in how we see the world. Is [the runway] inclusive of race, gender, size, age? The whole idea of a 16-year-old model, white girl, tall, blonde, size 0, is so archaic and one of the most excruciatingly boring ideas of beauty. I always say beauty is stronger in color. That’s the world I see, and that’s the world we should be living in, especially now. It’s important for us creative folks, including the media, to have these conversations and hold one another accountable [for our actions]. I think confrontation, conversation, and discussion leads to evolution.”
