I think and hope I have changed the way we look at hats. They are no longer symbols of conformity but highly individual acts of rebellion. I am constantly challenging the perception of what a hat should be and what role it should play.

I always design the hat with the wearer in mind; otherwise, it's an inanimate object.

How a hat makes you feel is what a hat is all about.

Everybody loves things that sparkle.

Fashion is an illusion. It's a multibillion-pound industry that has to appear frivolous. Designers work and work and work, all night sometimes.

I do say I'm a specialist in divas. Name a diva - I've worked with 'em.

I think and hope I have changed the way we look at hats. They are no longer symbols of conformity but highly individual acts of rebellion. I am constantly challenging the perception of what a hat should be and what role it should play.