Ann Roth

Well, I'll tell you a story.

I was pulling for a movie with Anne Roth, a very big costume designer who's won many Academy Awards.

And I was on the floor, not with her, by myself.

And I went to pull this blouse.

I mean, they told me what reads on film, certain prints don't work, certain colors don't work.

Anne Roth, an iconic costume designer, taught me a great deal.

She said a pleated pant always adds 10 pounds to a woman.

They taught me silhouette, detail, things that you don't learn in fashion school, things that you don't learn by just watching.

So how did you learn to trust your instinct in a fast-paced, high-stakes industry? Was there a moment when God told you something that no one else saw and you were right?

Yes, I remember exactly what happened.

I was pulling for the movie Working Girl, pulling clothes for Anne Roth once again.

And I went down to the floor and I saw this blouse and I didn't take it because I wasn't sure.

[laughs]

... on that island being like, "Where's the good wind?" Um, and then also, uh, speaking of, you know, Ann Roth's beautiful costumes, they filmed the winter scenes in Rome in 95-degree heat wearing heavy coats-

Oof

... where people kept having to go on, go onto set and, like, dab their skin 'cause they were sweating so much.