I am a serious food lover and Peruvian cuisine is one of the best in the world.

I am very much aware of the visual side of things. I do a lot of photography. I often take Polaroids of things that strike me as visually interesting, just to remember them and perhaps use later.

There will always be a desire for something new, fresh and innovative, as well as a yearning and respect for timeless elegance and beauty.

Women can explore so much in dressing. But if I was a guy I would wear vintage suits constantly. With crazy ties!

Cheese is one of my great weaknesses, I could eat the stuff by the pound.

So many times I've wanted to crack up, standing there stiff while seven women are crawling round my toes fixing hems and the designer's having a freak-out because the denim cuffs are crooked. I'm on the verge of hysteria.

I believe food is the most brilliant invention ever.