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.

Never cut corners, or accept anything that's second-rate.

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

Stay small and control it yourself.

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

My aim is to make you look the best you can and if that means a little bit of internal pulling and hoisting up, then so be it.

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.