Cinderella is not only an iconic character when it comes to beauty, grace and fairytale love, but also shoes.

I like my customer to be fierce.

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!

In Paris, I really do like to try and do nothing... but that's impossible.

I was born in Paris in the mid-1960s, and by the time I was 12 I had started going to the movies by myself. Most of the movies of that period never appealed to me. I didn't like the 'naturalism,' the sad or the 'down-to-earth' characters. What I wanted from film was fantasy, dreams, funny situations, extravagant decor - and beautiful women.

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

You're abandoning a lot of ideas when you are too into comfort. 'Comfy'-that's one of the worst words!