There's this sort of migration west at the moment, a sort of energy that's definitely moving to LA.

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.

My business savvy it’s instinct. Everything I do is just really my intuition, and every time I go against my intuition, it’s a mistake. Even though I may sit down and analyze and intellectualize something on paper, if I go against my gut feeling, it’s wrong.

I went back to the factories that I worked with at Jimmy Choo because they don't work for Jimmy Choo exclusively.

It's amazing how much resilience you can have when you're passionate about a project that you're doing.

You never know. Down the road you can do a lot of product categories. But I think you really have to build your core first and for people to know you and respect you for that.

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