I think Lucy Ferry, now Birley, is absolutely beautiful. She's a modern girl, but she moves beautifully. Amanda [Harlech] moves beautifully when she's not working. All those English leftover society girls.

I forget about the diseases that I have. I don't want to know.

I do think one should have clean feet.

I'm totally twisted. Instead of, "Oh god, I don't have platforms - they won't like me," I was much more, "I'm doing what I'm doing, and if you don't want to buy it, then don't buy, but that's just what I'm gonna do." It gave me strength. It worked for me.

I don't even know Amanda Seyfried or whatever - they're all the same!

About half my designs are controlled fantasy, 15 percent are total madness and the rest are bread-and-butter designs.

I don't consider myself a fashion designer.