I will always be there in the wings saying, ‘You need to be good to people. You need to take your work seriously. You need to have integrity. You need to work with what you’ve got.
You can be too rich and too thin, but you can never be too well read or too curious about the world.
If you have to ask if a clothing item is a dress or a top, it is always a top.
It was very challenging to mentor the mentors, and yes, you do see more sides of my personality.
Life is not a solo act. It’s a huge collaboration, and we all need to assemble around us the people who care about us and support us in times of strife.
Success needs to be measured according to the ambitions and the resources of each designer. And many aren’t interested in being a megabrand.