I always thought I looked kind of like Keith Richards, and sometimes I think I look like Michael Jackson.

Only twice I let people talk me out of good ideas.

My personal ambition remains the same - to be creative, to be modern, to stay one step ahead, to enjoy life.

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

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.

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

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.