Always go into meetings or negotiations with a positive attitude. Tell yourself you're going to make this the best deal for all parties.

I think the fashion industry was slightly put off by people they didn't know. They were presented with things like 20-gatefold color brochures.

I don't have a mentor in the strict definition. I take as much advice and inspiration as I can from the people I am close to.

In order to stay relevant, you have to stay open to new trends and keep educating yourself. You have to keep evolving.

Having the positive belief that it will all be O.K. just means that you hustle and make it work because failure is not even an option in your own mind.

British fashion is a serious business. The British fashion industry is worth £21bn to the U.K. economy and employs 819,000 people across the country.

I graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, with an English literature degree and travelled for a year before going to work.