Michael Kors joins In Style's Katrina Szish to discuss shoes, beach bums and politics before presenting his collection.

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We are backstage with Michael Kors, just moments before show. And I noticed up there, it says something about the most glamorous beach bums in the world.

Boy, isn't that my fantasy? I don't know, maybe everyone's. To me, you know, it's interesting , now it's funny. I guess, sinc the internet, you know, I know more and more people especially in New York and L.A, who ,you know, they live in the Hampton and see around while in L.A. , people are moving malleable. And I'm like, wait a minute. What am I doing wrong?

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Rough life.

Right, exactyly. So you know, there's definitely, I wanna this to be very American . I think there are to many, honestly, there are too many collections in New York that try to look up to European.And I think that, hey ,we invented the way the world dresses. You know, Americans invent the idea of comfort and speed and easiness. So, it's really very much about that. You know, atheleticism, architecture. But again, architecture, that's kind of user-friendly. This cloth gets too architectural sometimes , it'll get a little frightening .But it's all that optimism.

Now, I took a look at some of the shoes over there. They did have an architecture feel to them.But they were still very user-friendly, kind of that, as you said. Tell me a litte bit about the fine architectural heel.

Well, you know, the odd thing is you know, it's shoes. I don't know one that on the planet who doesn't say,oh I wanna be taller , I wanna be taller. But of course, you know, crazy high heels are first of course--not that easy to walk in. So we really dealt with these sculptural platforms. And i want to keep them sporty though.So , kind of the architectural bottom, and then you have the spoty top of the shoe. So it's great with the dress, it looks great with the jeans. Because, again, you know, isn't that really the ideas , I think,a fashion that is versatile. So you can mix it, wear however you wanna wear it. And again, it's the Ying and Yang. It's the architecture with the sporty. There is always something that makes it kind of user-friendly.

You are the first person who ever taught me about fashioh math that if you buys, you invest in a piece and you wear a thousand times versus buying something cheap and wearing once, you are making a good investment . Do you still think about investment pieces, especially in this economy, but even when you are designing something that more glamourous?

I think that's the one thing we are finding more and more and more. You know, it's not just about a classic. Becasue if it's super classic, i have one sitting in the closet,so that doesn't turn me on. But then if it's so out there. You know, I'm gonna wear once. So right now, I think with this economy. People want something that's fresh and exciting, changes their wardrobe but still has versatilities. And fabric is key. So I always said to you: buy the best quality you could buy and also we talk about eco-fashion,what's green? Well, it's certainly not green to buy cheap-cheap cloth, wear them once, and throw them out. What's green, is to buy something that's beautifully made, beautifully crafted and wear it for years. You know that's what's green.

eco-fashion:One of the tenets of the unofficial definition of eco-fashion is this: takes into account the working conditions of people in the fashion . (=fashion that's green)

Every one is also talking about the election of course, policitics and fashion. People are asking is it really fair to be questioning the personal style or something like that Sara Palin, even talking about the first lady. How important is fashion in politics?

I don't know, that it's about fashion per se politics nor do I know that it should be. I think it's about, though, what's works on camera. So that's not about the fashion with the capital F.It's about really, I think, what also can make the person feel more confident. But I always think, what I do, you know, kind of give you a visit to the strength, without going to the strength. And you know, politicians are so dissected. So if they are wearing the right suit, with the right dress, the right color, the right tie. That can make them feel better at campaign, they can perform at the debate better. You know, and all of those things are very important, but fashion with a capital F, you know I'm not voting for the fashion designer or stylist.You know, I want someone smarter than me, and not quite as absorbed in the fashion. That's what's important to me.