The joy of dressing is an art.

In the early days I was incredibly creative and productive - I loved the research trips, I loved the creation and finding technical solutions to creative challenges. I didn't need alcohol and the pills for that. What changed was, I was afraid to say no - that little word, N.O. Because I thought it showed weakness. And with more and more success I would just say yes. And keep on taking more work on - which took its toll.

I've treated the waistcoat as if it were a corset, so that it becomes the first layer in the process of putting clothes on the body. There is constant motion between layering and revealing.

Style is wearing an evening dress to McDonald's, wearing heels to play football. It is personality, confidence and seduction.

Men have got more of a discerning eye. They appreciate cut and details, things that aren't so obvious. They like things that have cachet and gentlemanliness.

Be reckless enough to gamble all or nothing to follow your dreams

I have learned so much about myself. I have re-discovered that little boy who had the hunger to create, which I think I had lost.