The easy glamour of the French Riviera in the late 1960s - inspired by Romy Schneider's character in La Piscine - mixed with garden elements. Blueprint, botanical, lattice, Queen Anne's lace and folly prints are paired with cleaner silhouettes and proportions in a fresh palette of green, white and coral.

Ambition is not a four-letter word and women have to embrace that.

An important lesson: Things that look like an overnight success usually aren't.

I just like easy clothes - comfort.

For me, if I can design beautiful things that have the price be lower, I am thrilled.

Big businesses can help by engaging aspiring entrepreneurs and promoting initiatives which support small businesses from within.

I think women have a lack of confidence. They often apologize; I was guilty of that too. When people have said, "Oh, look at your success," I would downplay it.