Designer

I like quiet. No television cameras. I'm not the Hollywood type.

I design to make women feel confident and beautiful.

Everyone thinks the fashion business is so glamorous. It's completely the opposite.

As I get older, I find that wearing bright colors cheers me up.

I do not discriminate about size. I design dresses to accentuate a woman's positives, whether you are a size 0 or a size 3X.

My brother told me he was very proud of me, of the business I have built, and that gives me joy.

Everyone thinks the fashion business is so glamorous. It's completely the opposite.

It's a Japanese way of thinking, that I give value for my merchandise. So I don't want to sell unnecessarily expensive dresses and make just 10 or 20 and then feel satisfied. I want to design for real women who can afford my dresses.

There's almost a T-shirt feeling to wearing my evening dresses.

Time flies so quick. I remember my second year in business when Bullocks Wilshire did a whole window of my white dresses. I was so excited, I went there at night and took pictures.

As I get older, I find that wearing bright colors cheers me up.