When I was a little girl you used to learn to sew all the holes in things, darning socks, but nobody mends things anymore.

I don't have faith in young people any more. I don't waste time trying to communicate with them.

I love designing at the moment, I'm so happy with my work.

However, because Britain is young and exciting, I did show my second line here once or twice.

If you see everything from the point of view of women being victims in some way, you don't see the wood for the trees. It is better to be a person than a woman.

Buy less, choose well, make it last. Quality rather than quantity: That is true sustainability. If people only bought beautiful things rather than rubbish, we wouldn't have climate change!

My clothes are very popular in Japan.