Some designers retain a sense of humour about what they do, but others are deathly serious and have no life outside of it; they're lying awake night after night constructing dresses in their heads.

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

I love playing around with vintage fabrics and lace.

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

Don't tell anyone. I'm supposed to be dumb.

Harbour Island in the Bahamas is a wonderful little island with beautiful beaches, a great restaurant culture and friendly, welcoming atmosphere.

No one ever came up to me and said: "You need to reshape your body, to lose weight, or to be more outgoing, or less outgoing". We were just allowed to be us, and I think at the end of the day, isn't that the whole point of being a human being? To be allowed to be yourself, to be accepted the way you are?