I feel I am a role model to many, not just for my designs, but also for the fact that I started my own company with the help of my two friends. I became a success story, and people relate to that.

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.

I haven't yet met a woman who told me, 'I wish I had shorter legs.'

The stiletto is a feminine weapon that men just don't have.

Funnily enough, the most difficult style to do is the plain pump because it needs to look good on a variety of feet.

When I started to work on perfume, I could not reduce the idea of a woman to one smell.

Fashion isn't interesting when it comes from an uninspired place. It's like voodoo; we don't want things that are soaked in blood, sweat, and tears. I adore life, and I'm very easygoing - and it shows in my work.