"There is always going to be authentic and inauthentic messaging. It’s up to the consumer whether or not [to buy it]. Now more than ever, it’s not the designers or brands that have the power, it’s the consumers. I think the due diligence lies in the customers to make sure and check 'what is this brand really standing for?' For me, I don’t do anything that feels inauthentic because at the end of the day, I have to go to bed with myself. I have to sleep with my soul and have to be answerable to myself. If there is one positive aspect out of all of this, it's the fact that the conversation is moving forward. It feels good to say, to at least believe, that the moral compass of the world is moving to its good."