There aren't many strong or charismatic candidates today, because many people can't withstand the scrutiny.

One of the most important things is to figure out what your look is — I don't wear this black suit-white shirt combination all the time to try and be iconic — but because I'm most comfortable in this. Cary Grant never turned up in a pink jacket and hot pants and I don't feel the need to experiment when I know I like dressing this way.

I think that right now we're in a very hard moment and off-putting. I mean, look at shoes today - women's shoes. They couldn't possibly get any higher and meaner and sharper. But then again, you go and watch most films today, they're violent and we're living in a world that is, at the moment, quite hard.

I understand that I have a certain look that can be used to my advantage. I know the power of that when I walk into a room and talk to people, and I can use it as an advertising tool. Now I am actually selling me, my face, my thoughts. So I am my guy.

A few times in my life I've had moments of clarity where the silence drowns out the noise and I can feel rather than think.

Your name is a funny thing. It stands for what you're about, and everything I do is really about pride.

In fashion as in life, the right thing at the right time is the right thing. The right thing at the wrong time is the wrong thing.