I don't repeat that many styles if I can help, although some have become classics. I try not to repeat. I'd rather surprise people.

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

I don't like conflicts. I'm not a competitive person at heart. To be in the middle of turmoil is boring.

In designing shoes for myself; I'm not thinking of a specific person or catwalk. I'm just not thinking of clothes at all. I'm always thinking of a naked woman, actually.

A lot of men said they were jealous of me because my shoes excite women in a way they can't.

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.

A woman tells a story with her clothes, but it's the shoe that carries her.