If you date someone who isn't very good-looking but makes you laugh, you will never forget it.

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

Fashion is to please your eye. Shapes and proportions are for your intellect.

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

One thing about my mother is that she has her taste: She knows what she likes and what looks good. It's not studied. There is no insecurity in what she is going to wear, and I think that translates into effortlessness. Her career has been a steady rise, and it hasn't been about the fashion of the moment. It's been because she has kept to her style. She didn't go grunge when it was grunge, or 70's when it was 70's. It's about being secure with what you like and not worrying about what's in fashion that particular day. That's what I admire about her.

If you ask me to sew a button, I don't know how to do it! The idea of the whole collection and how you want to build your brand is all about working with the right people. And luck!

I am very shy. When I go to a charity ball, I don't mind if people look at my sleeves. I mind terribly if I have to say something.