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.

The higher the better. It's more about an attitude. High heels empower women in a way.

There are a million things I'd rather do before designing clothes: directing, landscaping.

I'm really not a fascist. Everyone wears what they feel great in, or comfortable with. It's a beautiful day, you have an armless shirt: it goes with flip-flops.

In France you cannot not have lunch. If you stopped the French from having lunch, you will have a second revolution, I can tell you this. Not going to work - it is part of the French privilege.

My relationship with shoes has always been linked to shoes, women, women in their shoes and performance.

I would hate for someone to look at my shoe and say, 'Oh my God! That looks so comfortable!'