I try to always have flowers in the house. I have a florist in Chinatown, and they deliver orchids every two weeks. I like living with living things.

My mother was a seamstress, so making clothes was not something you would willingly go into.

I'm such a technophobe.

Just because you work in the fashion industry, it doesn't mean you live your life in fashion.

When I say that I'm a businessperson and a dressmaker, it's the truth. I run a business, and I make dresses, I make blouses.

You know, for myself, my personal journey has been a very fortunate one and I would say to people it's like the stars lined up and the skies opened up and the sun shined and I met the right people - was at the right time. And, most importantly, you know I love what I do.

I'm really a classicist at heart - with a bit of madness!