Scott Barrie, Stephen Burrows, Willi Smith, and I were doing our thing and making our fashion statements while the Black Revolution was happening across America. We were a pack that revolutionized fashion with our own style in the late sixties.

Willi was a very generous man. He even sent Toukie to my studio to purchase a gown. Whenever I met with Willi, he always had a smile and a great story to tell. We were featured together in Women’s Wear Daily. I was a guest in his house on Fire Island, and boy was that fun. Time spent with Willi was always fun. The passing of Willi was a tremendous loss for the fashion industry.