I come from very humble origins, so the last thing I would ever do is to look down my nose at people who can't afford to come here to my shop.

I can think of a lot of women clients of mine who are well into their 50s or 60s who are still quintessentially very elegant.

Don't take things too seriously.

I was getting a lot of editorial, as in lots of pages in 'Vogue,' but it's far more important to get your dresses on the back of a famous person. Charlotte Rampling in Bruce Oldfield. That sells.

Stay small and control it yourself.

That to me was the most poignant part of Diana's wedding; as she was walking up the aisle and her eyes were going left to right, looking at people and smiling in the way that Diana did - and that diamond tiara glittering like mad. It was great.

I'm not that interested in fashion... When someone says that lime-green is the new black for this season, you just want to tell them to get a life.