I'm very direct. I don't have tantrums. I don't yell or shout. I do expect an awful lot from my staff, but no more than I expect of myself.

In my adult life I've understood that if I put an enormous amount of love and honesty into something, usually that shows in the end.

Fashion creates a bit of a dream

In the early Seventies, I had shoulder-length hair, bell-bottom pants, love beads and shirts that laced up at the front. But then I smartened up.

The U.S. used to be perceived as the moral leader of the world, and we have absolutely lost that.

Fashion is everything. Art, music, furniture design, graphic design, hair, makeup, architecture, the way cars look - all those things go together to make a moment in time, and that's what excites me.

If I had been a dog walker, I would have been the most successful dog walker in Paris.