PS: During the most recent election season, your "Vote" and "Love is love" t-shirts have been worn by leading women such as Gigi Hadid. Why design pieces that have a political or social meaning?
PG: I think it's not just designers, but anyone with an audience - whether its an audience of one or one million or 100 million - to be responsible and aware of the audience that we have, and to talk about issues that are close to your heart. For me personally, in this current political and cultural climate, I think it's extremely important to talk about issues other than fashion - which is my passion and first love - because we don't live in a vacuum. The decisions made at the White House affect all of us, and I think now more than ever, we are in a position where we are able to make a very significant decision with the simple action of voting, and decide who will decide the future.
So when Gigi saw that I had designed and worn the 'Vote' shirt for my show, she said, 'Oh my God, P, I want that!' and so I sent it to her, and then she wore it just before voting ended. And that's what is incredible about her and her sister [Bella Hadid]. They are extremely aware about what they are able to create and the captive audience that they have, and they are unafraid to use their voices. So it was exciting. And when I saw it, I texted her, 'You're good.'