But, the thing is, since I always had my own little shop and direct access to the public, I've been able to build up a technique without marketing people ever telling me what the public wants.

Don't just eat McDonald's, get something a bit better. Eat a salad. That's what fashion is. It's something that is a bit better.

I don't care how many beauty treatments you have, I don't care which bag you're carrying - you have to have a dress.

If you wear clothes that don't suit you, you're a fashion victim. You have to wear clothes that make you look better.

I never look at fashion magazines. I find them incredibly boring. To me, reading a fashion magazine is the last thing I need to do. I've got books I need to read. More people should read books. It's the most concentrated experience you can have. You know, all those incredible geniuses concentrated their lifetimes' experiences in books. It's much better than chattering away to somebody who's never read anything and knows nothing at all.

In the morning, I practice 15 minutes of yoga.

Every time I have to look up a word in the dictionary, I'm delighted.