People are proud of their tattoos. It's like a modern coat of arms.

I was the youngest kid. When I was five, my sisters were 17, 19, and 21, already becoming women. I would see how different they would be around one another and around men, even my father.

For women raised in the '70s, high heels can still carry a stigma; they're associated with being stupid, with just wanting to please a man. Other women find them empowering.

I sort of don't believe in trends. I know that they exist, but what is important at the end of the day is to remain independent

It's a good addition. There are so many bad addictions. Better be addicted to shoes than something else

I'd already decided I wanted to design shoes after I saw a sign in the Museum of African and Oceanic Art forbidding high heels. Well, who could resist?

A woman can be sexy, charming, witty or shy with her shoes.