Don't take things too seriously.

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.

I keep on working when other people are out having fun. But I love what I do and find it hard to stop.

Don't be limited by the expectations of others. You can always be better and do more.

Stay small and control it yourself.

I mean, you can't walk down the aisle in Westminster Abbey in a strapless dress, it just won't happen - it has to suit the grandeur of that aisle, it's enormous.

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.