I always said I was determined to own a truly global brand. I didn't buy Jimmy Choo just to have a couple of shoe shops in London, did I?

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.

Its important for women to work. They need to keep their independence, to keep earning and being challenged.

If a woman gets tough in negotiations, she's difficult, whereas a man would be considered a brilliant businessman.

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

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.

I have a personal motto that I live by, which is feel the fear and do it anyway. If you fail, you get up and you keep trying again.