I'm into fashion because it contains the mood of the day, of the moment - like music, literature, and art.
My father was a politician, and a very important politician, and one of the leaders of the Iraqi Democratic Party, who believed in progress.
The paintings have only ever been ways of exploring architecture. I don't see them as art.
You don't always have to show art in what's called a white box; you can have a kind of complexity within an exhibit which actually respects the art as well.
People often ask me if I consider myself to be an architect, fashion designer, or artist. I'm an architect. The paintings I've done are very important to me, but they were part of a process of thinking and developing.
Yes, I'm a feminist, because I see all women as smart, gifted and tough.