I absolutely adore Alessandra Rich, I think her dresses are stunning and she really knows how to cut and dress the female shape. Her stuff is really beautiful, stylish and a little bit quirky. I love it all!

And it's as you get older that you realize that the things that make you strange are the things that make you who you are. And that's a lovely place to get to.

I don't mind giving everyone a shock - including myself.

When you get a bit older and you realise that no one knows what they're doing, no one's perfect and it's fine.

My style icons would be people like Brigitte Bardot and old Hollywood actresses who always look so stunning, cool and chic. I like classic and timeless looks.

I like to accessorise shirts with a little ribbon tied round my collar or a country style ascot. I've also sewed little hearts on some of my sleeves which I've done for years because I always wear my heart on my sleeve so if you see a little embroidered heart on my clothes, that's why!

Performance became part of my art in a way - expressing things and emotion.