I wanted to be a shoe designer, but I never thought it could be a profession. But what was the alternative? Doctor? Too dirty! Air-hostess? Maybe not! Then someone gave me a book on Roger Vivier, and, cheri, instantly I knew that was it!

When you are too specific on a target, it can drain you. Ask me where I will be when I am 60, and I will have no answer to give.

The heel is engineering in itself. This little thing that supports the human weight has to have a precise balance.

If you do what you love, it is the best way to relax.

There are few plants that are ugly. It's how you use them that may not be pretty.

These heels are candy for the feet; they’re for pleasure, not practicality.

The core of my work is dedicated not to pleasing women, but to pleasing men.