New York is very career-orientated and it's hard to take time off here, but that is great for building a business.

I enjoyed studying costume, learning about the corsetry and the historical context of fashion. I never had any real intention of being a costume designer.

My wedding was at home, so I didn't really want to wear a veil in my house. Instead I wore a lot of diamond hair clips. They were brooches, actually, designed by Lorraine Schwartz.

It's good to talk to people and get ideas.

I am a control freak.

It's funny, because I sometimes feel that I'm most creative when I'm pregnant.

My great-grandfather was in the army in India, and we have photographs of my family there in full Victorian dress. They're incredibly romantic.