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

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

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.

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

[My consumer] is a combination of people who would have shopped with me when I was at Jimmy Choo and then also because of price point, there is a broader audience now that we can reach.

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?

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