Film is such a very good tool for communicating emotions, and all designers and creative people look to inspire an emotional response.

I had a suit made for me when I was five. It was double-breasted, mohair and purple. My mother was very particular about clothing - it always used to have to go back into the plastic and it used to drive me insane.

Tailoring was considered to be a world that was very traditional, and basically going out of fashion. Fashion designers did not have a real link with tailoring or tradition, so I fused the two worlds together.

You come to me and it's my job to make you look the best you can look. From an image point of view, would I prefer to dress Jude Law instead of Rolf Harris? Of course. But it's my job to make them both look great.

I'm doing a lot of things in Africa. I've formed a company with two friends of mine called Made In Africa and we are doing a lot of important things across the continent.

Film is such a very good tool for communicating emotions, and all designers and creative people look to inspire an emotional response.

I haven't been to a job interview since I was 16 years old. When I was approached by Givenchy it was more like a courtship.