My worst date would be with someone nervous who has nothing to say. I like people who inspire me.

People who are over-educated become risk-averse.

When someone asks about a career in fashion, I say start at the bottom. If you want to start a business, you have to know it from the ground up.

There have been moments in my career when I've had to be tough and I've had to step up to the plate - but usually that's because a man has underestimated me. But other than that, I wouldn't say I'm a tough person.

If I wasn't in fashion, I would have been a psychiatrist.

If a woman gets tough in negotiations, she's difficult, whereas a man would be considered a brilliant businessman.