I was really, really shy when I was a little girl.
I don't feel I have an alter ego.
I want to remind people of a different kind of glamour, a different look, and breaking the rules of fashion. I wanna break the rules.
I can't stand wearing the same clothes all day. It makes me insane. I like to dress for the afternoon and for dinner.
My beauty icons are women whose images are self-created.
I advocate glamour. Every day. Every minute.
Anyone who says they don't like to receive a gift is lying.
As a little girl growing up in a small farming town in Michigan, my idols were women like Marlene Dietrich and Rita Hayworth.
I started dressing vintage when I was a teenager because I didn't have money for designer clothes.
I'm more of an exaggerator than a liar.
I like having my cellphone. I like the Internet. I like being different.
I've always loved the idea of not being what people expect me to be.
Corsetry is a body modification.
I feel better about myself when I look my best. I always find the time to put on my powder and do my chignon.
I love glamour and artificial beauty. I love the idea of artifice and dressing up and makeup and hair.
I think the beauty looks I most regret are those I was persuaded into.
I'd say the only time I ever get nervous is around great ballet dancers or people I really admire.
People who follow all the rules and chase every trend tend to get forgotten - they look great, but they're not as memorable.
Physical beauty isn't so impressive to me.
Red lips don't look good on blotchy, uneven skin.
So I have the green smoothie every day for breakfast, and then sometimes even for lunch too, and then I have a normal dinner.
Some days are just bad days, that's all. You have to experience sadness to know happiness, and I remind myself that not every day is going to be a good day, that's just the way it is!
When people say I look intimidating, it's hard for me to relate to. I hear that a lot. I don't know why.
