I don’t want to do a cocktail party. I’d rather people left my shows and vomited.

I like things to be modern and still have a bit of tradition

There has to be a balance between your mental satisfaction and the financial needs of your company.

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 was never a big networker, but I was a spin doctor, all those shock shows, that's how I got my first backers. But fashion's a scary industry to be in, especially if you've not grown up with it.

There is no better designer than nature

If you're an open book, there's no allure.