We are so conformist; nobody is thinking. We are all sucking up stuff; we have been trained to be consumers, and we are all consuming far too much.

Shoes must have very high heels and platforms to put women's beauty on a pedestal.

My son has followed fashion since he was a punk. He and I agree that fashion is about sex.

I have too much product, and I'm trying to rein it in and sell more of my main collection. I wish you didn't have to design so often; it would be good if you could keep on selling the same things for a few years and not have to do new things all the time.

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

If you dress up, it helps your personality to emerge - if you choose well.

A status symbol is a book. A very easy book to read is The Catcher in the Rye. Walk around with that under your arm, kids. That is status.