I have always loved tartans - such an ornamented type of weaving, so vivid in colour, and such a masculine aspect. But actually, I think tartans can be feminine or masculine.

Nothing needs to be perfect to be good, and no one should need to feel perfect to feel right

My mother was a huge influence on me - she was a free spirit and helped me appreciate, from a very early age, that everyone is different.

I like my customer to be fierce.

People are proud of their tattoos. It's like a modern coat of arms.

My job is designing shoes. It's work that happens behind the scenes, as they say, and that suits me just fine because in general I am a shy person. But sometimes I have these extroverted outbursts.

A woman can be sexy, charming, witty or shy with her shoes.