I've generally got a good eye for design and proportion.

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.

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.

Fashion is more usually a gentle progression of revisited ideas.

If someone's got good, clean skin, with not too much make-up on, and good, clean hair that's bouncy, and the nails are clean and not overly done, then you can put anything on her and she's going to look good.