My family - my husband, my daughters, my grandchildren, my great-grandchildren, all of them - are the most important thing in the world to me.

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.

I don't like to follow too many trends because trends tend to make women look like they are wearing uniforms.

Most people travel with a good book, but I also keep my agenda with me; I'll flip through the pages and take a few moments to organize my life a little - I rarely get the time to do this normally.

Fashion is not easy. You have to change your eye to look for beauty all the time.

Fashion should be fun. It shouldn't be labelled 'intellectual.'

British and American women have very different styles and a different way of living.