There's nothing I liked visually of the period I was a child. There was no dream in it, and nothing sparkled.

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

I wanted to create something that broke rules and made women feel confident and empowered.

I'll do shoes for the lady who lunches, but it would be, like, a really nasty lunch, talking about men.

In Paris, I really do like to try and do nothing... but that's impossible.

I mean, the shoe - there is a music to it, there is attitude, there is sound, it's a movement.

The shoe is very much an X-ray of social comportment.