If I could do shoes for anyone, it would be a special project for the Queen of England.

The stiletto is a feminine weapon that men just don't have.

Being on a trapeze is like dreaming. I feel totally outside of myself when I'm flying. You know, designing shoes, my imagination is flying in my drawings.

I don't give away my shoes to celebrities for free. I'm only happy when people like what I do and make the effort to buy them. I would not be happy to see people in my shoes if I knew that they had to be paid to do it, that they had to be pushed.

I like to see people who are survivors wearing my shoes. I am fascinated by people who can bounce back.

I didn't even know Vogue existed when I was growing up.

Sometimes women feel uncomfortable when men stare at them when they try on shoes.