Bart: What does your apartment look like?
Lola: A motel room, but it's getting much better. It's very, very eclectic because my husband and I are very different. I like things certain ways and he wants things to be practical and comfortable. I also keep things. If people give me gifts for the house that are ugly I will keep them because I like the person even if the stuff is hideous. And so it's a big mishmash and I'm in the process of rearranging it so that it looks more harmonious.

Bart: How would you change the fashion business for the better?
Lola: What would be great is if the young designers were able to do their work without being concerned about if it was marketable. If there was a way in which young designers could do what they want to do it would be incredibly stimulating to the industry as a whole. For instance, Byron Lars is a really great designer. He could be an American, trashy Gaultier. His clothes are very close, very sexy but few people buy that and I understand but there should be a way for designers like that to keep working. Everything now is Prada, Gucci, Gucci, Prada. It's all the same look. It's a little unfortunate.

Bart: What is your work about?
Lola: I have absolutely no clue. I do whatever I feel like doing and I'm very lucky that way. I'm not obsessed with money. I like making a good living but I don't need to buy a Mercedes so I don't need to sell a million hats. I can design things that make me happy and make it worthwhile for me.