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"  Other than yourself, who is your favorite designer? Yves Saint Laurent.  If you could come back as a dress, what would it be? A Charles James or a Balenciaga couture.  If you could come back as an actor, who would it be? Catherine Deneuve.  Favorite color? I do love blues.  Junk food? Fries, but I don&amp;#039;t binge.  What are you most vain about? I like to be liked.  What are you most shy about? I am not shy, but I don&amp;#039;t like talking to people in the seat next to me when I fly.  If you could come back with someone else&amp;#039;s body, whose would it be? An athlete&amp;#039;s, without the training.  Who are your fantasy dinner-party guests? Karl Lagerfeld\u2014he wouldn&amp;#039;t eat. Al Gore\u2014for past, present, and future. Jane Goodall\u2014a heroine. Woody Allen\u2014he may get bored. Margaret Cho\u2014would have me in hysterics. David Hockney\u2014could do a sketch of the tablecloth.  Favorite place to have a drink? I love the margaritas at El Rio Grande, a cheesy Tex-Mex place in New York that is anything but glam.  Underwear? Banana Republic. The cotton is simply the best.  Last book you read? I&amp;#039;m in the middle of Mrs. Astor Regrets: The Hidden Betrayals of a Family Beyond Reproach, by Meryl Gordon, and I&amp;#039;m rereading some Edith Wharton.   Any pets? Two marvelous adopted dachshunds, Daisy and Phoenix (for adoption, visit drna.org).   What&amp;#039;s for breakfast? Granola and lots of thick, black coffee.  At age seven, you wanted to be... A fashion designer.  What&amp;#039;s the thing you find easiest to forgive? Anything after an apology.  What&amp;#039;s the thing you find impossible to forgive? Betrayal of a friendship.  Biggest self-indulgence? Cashmere socks and manicures.  Favorite place to shop? Westbourne Grove, in London.  Whose diary would you like to read? Elizabeth II. That&amp;#039;s what I would call a juicy read.  Whose wallet would you like to steal? Bill Gates. He wouldn&amp;#039;t notice, right?  Least favorite food? Eggplant.  If you were an inventor, what would you invent? A time machine, of course!  Who are your favorite furniture designers? Le Corbusier and Eileen Gray.  Car? A vintage gullwing Mercedes.  What was your childhood nickname? My family still calls me Si.  When and where are you happiest? In bed, waking up with the dogs and Paolo.  What piece of art would you most like to own? At the moment, a Hockney from his California period.   What is your favorite vacation spot? New York. Since I travel so much for work, I love any free time in this amazing city.  Most treasured possession? Loved ones aside, I would have to say my creativity.  Favorite song? Too hard to pick just one! But &amp;quot;Penny Lane&amp;quot; is still on my top 10.  If you weren&amp;#039;t a designer, what would you be? A retailer or an unsuccessful musician.  What current trends would you like to see disappear? Cropped blazers on men.  Biggest fashion regret? Some of the stuff I wore in the &amp;#039;80s.  Favorite trend of all time? The next one!  Worst trend of all time? The last one.  Always... Enjoy the ride.  Never... Have regrets. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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