I think there has to be an underlying sexuality. There has to be a perverseness to the clothes. There is a hidden agenda in the fragility of romance. It's like a Story of O. I am not big on women looking naive. There has to be a sinister aspect, whether it's melancholy of sadomasochist. I think everyone has a deep sexuality, and sometimes it's good to use a little of it-and sometimes a lot of it-like a masquerade.

Fashion is self confident and fearless.

I was three years old when I started drawing. I did it all my life.

People don't want to see clothes, they want to see something that fuels the imagination.

You've got to know the rules to break them. That's what I'm here for, to demolish the rules but to keep the tradition.

I find beauty in melancholy.

London's where I was brought up. It's where my heart is and where I get my inspiration.