As a designer I like to work with fabrics that don't bleed. That's why I avoid all animal skins.

I don't plan massively in advance.

The consumption of animals - whether you're wearing them or eating them - is extraordinarily damaging to the planet. There are over a billion animals killed a year for food, half of which don't even get eaten. And there's over 50 million animals killed just for fashion.

I love that you can have the language between the two worlds of technology and fashion, because I don't think that many designers get to do that.

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

For me, women's ski wear has always been black and, again, not as feminine or sexy as I think it could look while still having the technology there.

The beliefs I was raised with - to respect animals and to be aware of nature, to understand that we share this planet with other creatures - have had a huge impact on me.