“I WAS TURNED ON TO Japanese silk 15 years ago. I use silk often in my work, like the red piece on the left. Japanese silk is like gold to me because it’s so difficult for me to get in New York.

“My now-broken Rollerblade—an Italian black leather boot with removable wheels—is below. I went everywhere in New York on those things. I could roll into a revolving door and come out the other side with the wheels off and walk into an elevator.

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