I am always surprised by who wears my shoes. This is a good thing. There is no type of woman, but all my women like to feel feminine. They are women who are happy to be women.

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

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.

Boredom is a concept that I don't understand.

The stiletto is a feminine weapon that men just don't have.

I don't repeat that many styles if I can help, although some have become classics. I try not to repeat. I'd rather surprise people.

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.