You cannot forget about your femininity. You don't have to compete with men in that respect.

You feel very romantic when you're in a ball gown. Everyone should wear one once in a while.

I don't like trends. They tend to make everybody look the same.

I cannot go and tell women what to wear and what not to wear; you have to decide on your own.

People get nervous accessorising, but there is nothing wrong with adding a belt or a pair of shoes in another colour.

I have a responsibility to the woman of today - to make her feel confident, modern and above all else beautiful.

I love books; my suitcases are always full of them. Books and shoes. I read when I am sad, when I am happy, when I am nervous. My favourite British author is Jane Austen, and my favourite American one is John O'Hara.