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

I didn't want to be a fashion designer, and for a good half of my career I didn't like it. I always wanted to do other things.

I am attracted to people who make this effort in knowing what suits them - they are individual and stylish.

It's a philosophy of life. A practice. If you do this, something will change, what will change is that you will change, your life will change, and if you can change you, you can perhaps change the world.

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

My children came out as individuals in their own right. They were not my products. They had their own characters and were very strong-minded. I gave them a lot of freedom when they were still very young. The one thing they got from me is morals. They would never betray anyone. They are really good people.

I do not approve of museums trying just to get people to come in. Whistler was very, very clear on this.