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

I would say that a good shoe is exactly like a good wine. These shoes are going to stay and last for a long time.

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.

Shoes are a mirror of what you want, what you are or what you're missing

When a woman puts on a heel, she has a different posture, a different attitude. She really stands up and has a consciousness of her body.

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.

What was called extreme 20 years ago definitely isn't extreme anymore. When I started, I remember people saying, 'Oh my God, I can't walk in that!' It was like, three inches - they look like kitten heels now.