What is your favorite
alcoholic beverage?
Stoli Elit vodka tonic, Gran
Centenario tequila.
What are your favorite beauty brands?
Nars and Kiehl’s.
What is your favorite
accessories designer?
Prada.
What is your favorite place
to vacation?
Bodrum, Turkey—I was just there this summer. It’s the new Saint Tropez.
Who’s on your iPod?
Shakira, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Gnarls Barkley, Gipsy Kings—shows a little variety—Paris Hilton, Kelis … throw a little hip-hop diversity in there.
What's the best present you've ever received and from whom?
A gold Girard-Perregaux watch from my business partner.
Do you have a favorite
children's designer?
Agatha de la Prada.
Describe the perfect party dress:
Sexy, short, and luxuriously beaded.
What three items should every woman have in her closet this fall?
A pair of black trousers, an ultra-feminine blouse, and a pencil skirt.
What's your favorite piece in your fall
2006 collection?
That’s hard to say. It’s like choosing a child. I’d definitely say the Swakara mink coat and the embroidered scalloped-
hem minidress.
Who do you consider to be the greatest style icon of all?
Babe Paley.
Which celebrities wear your designs best and why?
Kate Winslet. She embodies a real woman's attitude and self-confidence.
What are must-haves for every working mother’s closet?
A perfectly cut navy pinstripe pants suit.
Who are you dying to dress and why?
Too many to name.
Who are some of your favorite designers?
Saint Laurent, Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein.
What is your favorite food?
Cuban.
