director, and i get to work with him. he was very specific and fabulous man. also, they were very specific about the color. in reality, they asked me because the color is a little like in the spirit. it is something in common. i was flattered to do that, but it is beautiful to see how much they are -- our work, our demand is to make a beautiful movie. i should not be able to do anything. i never thought about it, but when people ask me, you have to be so clever. >> tom ford made a movie, so why

not you? >> because my brain is not that sure. you have to think about so many things. truly, it is a big work. you have to be strong. you have to take care also of the physiology of the actor which is, like, oh, my god. you can be depressed. also, you see the depression of everybody. i do not want it. i have enough of my own. >> i hope you will be sharp enough to answer the questions the audience has for you. rather like the academy awards. [applause] these questions have come through on various means. can we have the first question? >> the first question -- i am going to compile a group -- a

lot of people are asking what is currently inspiring new? from different cultures, the internet, textile design -- what exciting things are you seeing in contemporary textile design? and what are you reading? >> definitely, that is very sad, but i have not enough time to read. that is the very sad part. so i'm not enough reading, but i'm getting older and getting closer. now that nobody is doing any more reading, i will read. no, i think honestly, it is a question of time, but reading, to bring inspiration, but that is the problem. i get into a book and say that i can make a collection of that after, like, three lines.

one time i did an existentialist collection years ago, and i was thinking, so i read a book to no more, to get into it, and sometimes, the explanation can teach you. i read about it and i learned and understood. so i did the collection with my interpretation. i tried to understand the base, the concept, so it is good. you have to read, definitely. >> creativity is so difficult to define by creative people because you just do it instinctively. you were telling me that last

night, something inspired you, and you went back andrew your next collection until 4:00 a.m. what inspired you? do you know what set it off? >> i think it is image sometimes. one that you do not expect can be also a surprise. it was not the case here today. yesterday during the night, it was more like an image that i have seen or received little and i did not know how to treat it. something making me think about it yesterday. after it came and i wake up, instinctively it came like yes, i could do it like that, so i wrote that to remember, and after i was into it, it was very exciting. yes, i find it because always, you are looking for something,

you did not know what. until it becomes more concrete, it gives you -- i need to have that direction. it is a real pleasure. sometimes also like some things in fashion that you get a reaction, can be somebody walking, moving in a way where there is no pocket, but it should have been a pocket. you see the desire or what should be good. food is visual for me. >> can you think of one single example of something that you saw -- i do not know, a green leaf or something on the

internet or something in a movie -- something that directly inspired you that you were almost drawing a minute later from it. >> i think it was years ago when i did my constructive collection. my graphic assistant had a book with her. i loved everything, but it is like a physical reaction. like if i want to eat it. but he made me think about food. it was truly like a beautiful color. it was constructivist, you know. it was so beautiful. they were so perfect that i wanted to have it all. so i make a photo of all the book, and i wanted to have all

around me to get into it and to see through that, so it was -- that is one thing. another thing -- >> one is enough. >> you know what, there is too much selection on the internet. i like the motion, which i mean like surprise. i go somewhere and find something i did not expect, it is there that i have the real shock. i have my reaction. sometimes it does not happen. sometimes it happens late. what i do in that case, i will not tell you. [laughter] >> that might lead to the next question -- what scares you? and then maybe not to be more in love with my were.

fashion. >> maybe you are scared that there might be one day -- i'm sure it will never happen -- when you do not have the energy anymore? that scared of a piece of blank paper and a collection coming up in six weeks -- that does not scare you? >> yes, but i tried to protect myself. for example, i go to a flea market, and nt place. when i see something that i find interesting, even if i have no interest in anything at the moment, i say that one day i will do something from that. i know that there was work on it. i think i have to burn it, because at the end, i take too much time to look at it. but, yes, i mean, to be honest, i think will realize what time

that i have no more of the passion, which will mean i will stop. i think it is better. honestly, before i was doing that profession, because i was not at peace with the fact that i was rejected, so i was inventing a lot of things. at the moment, i started to work -- i finish. because i do the things that i'd love to do, why should i live now. there's no reason to lie? because i am accepted through my work? why should i lie? because i do not want to live again in my old days. but i will always interested in

fashion. >> the next question is for both of you -- how is it in the fashion world for larger size women? >> i will answer this first. i was so happy when beth ditto appeared in one of jean paul's collections. she is a terrific woman and quite rotund in size. i have not quite caught up with her yet, but i certainly am no little stick. i personally thinks one of the things he should be admired for is not to bring the tyranny of fashion to women. he has, as he has explained, done a lot for diversity in terms of skintight but also diversity of styles and shapes, and i think that was the reason for a round of applause.

[applause] >> there is one diversity also which is important, age. i should explain because you know in fashion, a terrible because there is always racism about age. one of the races and is in fashion which i am absolutely against. how could i be against age when i have a grandmother that let me do anything and what it, gave me optimism and positivity? i think people that are old and have experience, you can learn a lot from them, and there are maybe sometimes more sweet than the grandparents. i think age also is something important. i remember, i wanted to do what a collection one time with only

old people, and they told me not to do that because we do not like to see ourselves projected as old. and i did not do it. sometimes i did not listen, but at the moment, i knew i had to do some testing, and i had to show the beauty through the edge, so i will do it one time. maybe it will be my last collection. i will be part of the show, and i will walk. >> your final question comes from a twitter question. what advice do you have for young artists and designers to be successful in the world with so much competition and talent? >> i do not like to give advice. i know only my passion. what i can say is if you truly

love fashion, you want to do a profession with fashion, you see -- they will find solutions. the things in fashion is to be right of with the moment with the society, with the desire, with what people need, and to understand also economically. of course, now, we have a moment where economically, there are a lot of things. it is reality. so knowing all that, you have to make the decision and find a solution about it and propose the right things. the ones who say that what to do the right thing for now, they

will get it. only courage and love what you do. it is marvelous work. i am lucky because i do the work i love, and doing it, i love it even more. it permits need to be accepted and loved. if you receive love, you can give love. [applause] >> we cannot really have a more beautiful ending than that, but i am going to use my chance just to ask one last question. do you believe that you have marked fashion history? >> it is difficult to say. is it my purpose?

i do not know. i think that's everybody is marking fashion history in a way. as much as journalists because they show the people. what is fashion history? some old clothes that you can find may be in the free-market? books, magazines, newspapers? i think that i am part of that, but to think that me, i'm mark -- i do not think so. it is not exactly my purpose. it really seems very selfish to do what you love. >> i'm glad i managed more or less to silence you with my question. [laughter] i would like to say that i believe you have marked fashion history in the best way by creating clothes, which have been a mirror to society as it changed and as it happened, and

you will be known for that as much as for the beauty of the close. thank you so much for giving us the chance to talk to you. [applause]

>> good evening, everyone. [speaking spanish] my name is david campos, and i have the honor of representing district 9. [speaking spanish]

for those of you who need translation [speaking spanish] welcome to our second annual budget town hall. i think that many of us were here last year when we have the first annual budget town hall. i want to begin by welcoming all of you to district 9 and i want to thank the school and the school district for making this auditorium available to us. if you could give the school a big round of applause. thank you for hosting us tonight. i also want to thank each and every one of you. we have a joint town hall

tonight that includes the district eight and district 9. we will be hearing very shortly from our major. mr. mayor, welcome to district 9. thank you for being here. shortly, i will turn you over to our district eight supervisor, supervisor wiener. the budget is the most important policy document that the city crafts. the budget is ultimately the policy document that decides what our priorities are. because of that, it is so important that we have as transparent a process when it comes to finalizing our budget as we possibly can. on behalf of the strychnine, i want to thank mr. mayor for the fact that since he became mayor, we've had an inclusive, open, and transparent budget process. i want to thank you for that, mr. mayor. [applause]

you'll be hearing from mr. mayor and supervisor wiener and also members of the community from the strychnine and district eight. the thing about drafting a budget is the budget cannot be drafted and be a budget that totally reflects the values that we have as a city unless we have the opportunity to hear directly from the citizens about what your priorities are. that's why this meeting is so important and it's so important that we are having the meeting not in city hall, even though it's important, but that we come out to the neighborhoods and we hear directly from people what is important to them and what their priorities are. from what i can tell you, even though there are many wonderful things happening throughout the city and many wonderful things happening here in district 9, it is also important to recognize there are specific people, specific groups throughout the city that have certain needs

that need to be addressed. we want to make sure the budget is a budget that takes care of everyone. that's why this discussion tonight is so important. with that, i'm honored to introduce to you supervisor wiener, who represents district 8. supervisor wiener and i have known each other many years. we went to law school together. it's my honor to introduce to you my colleague the, supervisor wiener. supervisor wiener: thank you,, supervisor campos. we're in district 9, but we are a half a block from district 8. it's an amazing district.

i'm honored to be representing it. this budget process is the most important thing i'm honored to do. i'm honored to be sitting on the budget committee this year. having gone through the budget process last year, i can say, i can't corroborate what -- i can corroborate what supervisor campos said, to include those board of supervisors early on, to make sure we are trying to iron out possible differences of opinion to address budget issues early, so when the budget is submitted to the board, we have worked out as many issues ahead of time and so then we can falfs on the final items. the budget process last year was not nearly as chaotic at the end as it has been in recent years past. i really appreciated that

process. i'm glad we are doing it again. i wanted to touch on a couple of areas. there are so many important areas in our budget. three things that i am focused on and a lot of people are focused on. one is, approximately, at least $7 million cut from the government that we are receiving for hiv services in san francisco. this is potentially devastating to our ability to have the social safety net for those living with the disease and those at risk for the disease that we have created in the 1980's. one thing i've said repeatedly and i will say again, in san francisco, when the epidemic struck, we did not have help from the state or federal government. we had to do it ourselves as a community. we created a wonderful network of community-based nonprofits to

take care of our community. we are now losing a lot of our significant chunk of our federal aid. we have lost state resources. once again, we are having to retrench and start to take care of our own in the way that we know how to do in san francisco. in addition, and this is true in a lot of parts of the city, but especially in district 8, we have a lot havelgbt youth in our city who come here seeking refuge from all over the country, from all over the world. it's important to us to embrace those youth. we have a wonderful network of both within city hall and also within the community to make sure that happens. finally, we, i believe, are refocusing on our infrastructure in san francisco. the voters passed prop b.

thank you for doing that. we have a responsibility to make sure we are actually carrying out the will of the voters and maintaining our infrastructure and stopping the deterioration. i was pleased to see in the mta budget a renewed focus on maintenance to make sure the system keeps running and stops degrading. i know we're all committed to fixing our roads, not just for cars, but for pedestrians and bikes, as well. thank you for being here. i really look forward to the conversation tonight. [applause] now, it is my honor to introduce our mayor, who is a district 8 resident. the last one was, as well. we have a little bit of a trend here. as i mentioned, mr. mayor has brought a positive attitude

towards his work at city hall. we all have our disagreements in city hall. there are times when the mayor and i agree on things and disagree. i know that is true with all of my colleagues. he always brings an incredibly positive and collaborative approach. even if you disagree, you can sit down and talk about it and try to work it out. his attitude toward the budget is not unique to the budget. the mayor brings that attitude toward every single thing that he does at city hall. it makes all of our lives a lot easier in terms of trying to get things done for the community. mayor lee. [applause] mayor lee: thank you, scott. thank you, david. from the tallest to the smallest. i am so happy to be here in the mission. i've got my copy. i'm ready to go tonight. i want to acknowledge my sincere thanks to supervisor wiener and supervisor campos.

they are really the greatest examples of why we all vote in district elections. they're doing a good job. they are going through some disagreements. you have a city hall who is listening. we are dialoguing seriously about the things you care about. i want to keep the focus on our city. that's why so many of our departments today came -- they sensed mission is important. we've got to listen to everybody as we go forth, involving a budget that will be balanced. we have not made any decisions on the budget yet, except for one. that decision is that we have to balance our budget. i've got to go in the direction that everybody educate themselves about all the needs of the city. that's why we started very early in the budget season. we have combined two districts tonight. i am so glad to see all of you here.

tonight is for us to listen and listen carefully of how you articulate the needs of your community and how we must take that into consideration as we make the decisions that affect our departments, our personnel, and our budgets. before i begin, i want to give a thanks to the immigrant affairs and civic division here. they have been so helpful, along with all the others, to make sure you knew we were coming out here tonight to be part of this community here. thank you very much. [applause] my spanish is not as good as david campos. if i went to law school with both of them, i would have had a lot more fun than what i experienced. it i want to make sure you know that tonight we are listening. we do have a situation that's improving every six months. we get some reports.

i've been working really hard with the supervisors to create an investment-friendly city, a city that welcomes job creation. jobs for everybody, not just for downtown folks. i'm not here in the neighborhoods, also, and making sure that our board and i care about the neighborhood corridors. we're out here on events like sunday street's premier out here for all kinds of different reasons, because we care about every single neighborhood in the city. we want all of you to feel the richness of the city. it is not just for downtown. it never has been. i want you to know that and what you to know we listened very carefully. we are getting better. guess what? we still got a deficit. we have a two-year budget process.