Never forget that you only have one opportunity to make a first impression - with investors, with customers, with PR, and with marketing.

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.

As an entrepreneur, what drives you has to be the good news; otherwise, you just don't get out of bed.

I believe that all brands will become storytellers, editors and publishers, all stores will become magazines, and all media companies will become stores. There will be too many of all of them. The strongest ones, the ones who offer the best customer experience, will survive.

Touching clothes is just shopping foreplay, but it's changing. After all, you don't need to try a Mercedes to know that you'd like one.

The power of your thoughts can influence how events turn out. I'm a positive person - when bad things happen, I can see the silver lining. As a result I think I am very lucky, even though I probably have as much bad luck as anyone else, and that translates into seeing opportunity.