Personal style is about a sense of yourself, a sense of what you believe in and wearing what you like.

I have always been drawn to the beauty of things designed to function. Mixing technical pieces with more traditional prints and patterns creates not only a quality experience, but a look that is unique, and for me, very exciting.

For me, style is about quality, integrity and timelessness. It is free of trends but always feels fresh and new.

Some days I have a knot in my stomach because I've got to sit down and come up with something in womenswear that no one else came up with.

I'm a fan of people that have quality, that do what they do and that are not into the showbiz.

I try to find people who love and believe in what I do - and people I can respect because they do what I don't do. I've had to bring in financial people and put them in positions where they could tell me, "Ralph, let's not do that."

It's the kind of clothes that mothers and daughters can wear, in terms of concept... It's not about age. It's about taste, and it's about lifestyle. I believe women of all ages can wear anything.