Really good shoes have to seduce both men and women.

High heels empower women in a way.

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

I never had the dream to be a great designer. My focus was just to do beautiful things.

I mean, the shoe - there is a music to it, there is attitude, there is sound, it's a movement. Clothes - it's a different story. There are a million things I'd rather do before designing clothes: directing, landscaping.

I didn't even know Vogue existed when I was growing up.

I was born 20 years after my eldest sister. I was the pampered child. That kind of love gives you an almost unbreakable backbone. My mother had three kids before me. She let me be completely free. I just never had anything to beat myself up over.