A lot of things trigger my inspiration. It can be the most banal things.

I'd been to Saint Petersburg before, but there's been a change in people's minds. Maybe it's a fashionable thing, but people have returned to the churches. I went to a Russian Orthodox and a Catholic church - both of the queues, enormous!

The secret of toe cleavage, a very important part of the sexuality of the shoe; you must only show the first two cracks.

There is nothing charming about a woman who cannot walk in her shoes.

I never watched those Spice Girls. I didn't enjoy that at all. So I didn't know Victoria Beckham well. But she came out with this pretty boy, got married, and the boy got more tattoos and more tattoos. And then I met her a few times, and we started work, and something happened. You know, she wanted it. She loves what she's doing.

A lot of things trigger my inspiration. It can be the most banal things.

I didn't need it [formal training], because I've got the best taste in the world.