The heel is engineering in itself. This little thing that supports the human weight has to have a precise balance.

At age 12 or 13, I wanted to design for showgirls - for the theater!

I never wanted to work in fashion. At age 12 or 13, I wanted to design for showgirls - for the theater! And I was crazy for the Hollywood of the 1950s: Dietrich, Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Jones. They were my idea of glamour - and Sylvie Vartan, the French singer.

Something I really hate more than anything else is clogs.

A shoe is not only a design, but it's a part of your body language, the way you walk. The way you're going to move is quite dictated by your shoes.

The heel is engineering in itself. This little thing that supports the human weight has to have a precise balance.

I am more feminist than feminists.