I am a fashion designer. I'm not an environmentalist. When I get up in the morning, number one I'm a mother and a wife, and number two I design clothes. So the main thing I need to do is create, hopefully, exquisitely beautiful, desirable objects for my customer.

The really great thing about my shop is that there's not one dead animal in it. ... Manolo's got a load of fabric shoes as well! We use plastic, fabric, rubber- anything but leather. I almost feel like I've been put here to show everyone that it's unnecessary.

I think deep down I'm spiritual, but there's nothing I practice.

I think it's very wrong to have the mass murder, every single day, of millions of animals.

I don't use specific brands really. It's just that for my skin, I need as high an SPF factor as I can get my hands on. That's the only rule.

I don't plan massively in advance.

My biggest surprises in my everyday job have to do with the challenges of trying to be slightly more responsible as a brand.