If I wasn't in fashion, I would have been a psychiatrist.

It felt like strappy sandals were looking really old lady-ish; really dated and not cool.

I don't really care about gossip. I care about building great businesses.

I think it takes 30 years to build a luxury brand.

Everyone in my office wears it all winter, it's our uniform because it's the easiest thing to wear.

I tried to put direct to consumer through a wholesales channel - the industry was just not ready to adapt and change. The other issue I had was with Jimmy Choo.

In the past there were two things that motivated me then: independence, and passion about what I was doing. And those are still the things that motivate me now. I still have that passion for creating a product. And I will never be dependent on a man. I will never be dependent on a husband or a boyfriend or a father. That's one thing that's really important to me.