A good shoe is one that doesn't dress you but undresses you.

'Comfy,' that's one of the worst words! I just picture a woman feeling bad, with a big bottle of alcohol, really puffy.

You need to believe in yourself and what you do. Be tenacious and genuine.

I like to see people who are survivors wearing my shoes. I am fascinated by people who can bounce back.

I never was interested in being part of the fashion world - I just wanted to design shoes. I didn't even know Vogue existed when I was growing up. Vogue, what is that?

There is a heel that is too high to walk in, certainly. But who cares? You don't have to walk in high heels.

It is a great thing to be at your age... You are at a very specific time of age ... an age where you can follow all your dreams. But also at an age when you can change-you can change your dreams, you can change paths. When you start something when you're young, you should not decide 'this is it, this is my way and I will go all the way.' You have the age where you can change. You get experience, and maybe dislike it and go another way. Your age is still an age of exploration.