Success financially is a measure of creative success, it is the same in all arts.

I´m a real believer that just doing a little something is a lot better than doing a lot of nothing.

I ride my bike, I work out, I do a bit of, er, dancey things.

I was first drawn to active wear because I enjoy working out, and it's very important in this day in age. I really felt women were getting the tail end of the design in active wear; not getting the technology or design we deserved. It was reserved for men. We were getting the leftover work from the sports design houses.

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

I think the moment that I'm very proud of is building a business without using animals. And, hopefully, changing people's perception of how you can do luxury fashion.

It's not realistic to live in the country at this stage. I've got a business in London. I beat myself up about it all the time.