People who are over-educated become risk-averse.

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

My motto is: feel the fear and do it anyway.

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

The reality is that I spent years in the factories in Italy when I first set up Jimmy Choo. Today, everyone who has a job at Jimmy Choo, I've done their job - right down to the cleaner.

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

The customer moved on long before the industry reacted to what she wanted. She doesn't want to buy things four months in advance, she wants to buy something today and wear it tomorrow. She cares less about seasons and collections and really what she's looking for is price, quality, and convenience.