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.

High heels empower women in a way.

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

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.

Shoes are just a pedestal. What interests me is the power of the woman who wears them.

To me, the word 'decadent' is so difficult to use; it's a very sensitive word, in a way.

Men are like bulls. They cannot resist the red sole.