I don't really care about gossip. I care about building great businesses.
Its important for women to work. They need to keep their independence, to keep earning and being challenged.
My motto is: feel the fear and do it anyway.
It's amazing how much resilience you can have when you're passionate about a project that you're doing.
It doesn't matter what you are wearing-if you have good shoes and a good bag, you'll look right.
The truth is that we all have lives that are complicated. We all get hurt by people we love sometimes. It's laughable to believe that anyone is immune. The important thing is how you behave.
I think it takes 30 years to build a luxury brand.
I'm really hoping just to keep building on what we're doing. You have to build your core business first which is really important.
Everything I do is just really my intuition, and every time I go against my intuition, it's a mistake. Even though I may sit down and analyze and intellectualize something on paper, if I go against my gut feeling, it's wrong.
The reality is that I spent years in the factories in Italy when I first set up Jimmy Choo. Today, everyone who has a job at Jimmy Choo, I've done their job - right down to the cleaner.
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.
In the past there were two things that motivated me then: independence, and passion about what I was doing. And those are still the things that motivate me now. I still have that passion for creating a product. And I will never be dependent on a man. I will never be dependent on a husband or a boyfriend or a father. That's one thing that's really important to me.
My daughter is my passion and my life.
I always knew I wanted to make my own way; I never wanted to be dependent on my father.
I don't really understand what the public perception of me is. I think public perception and reality are two wholly different things.
My business savvy it’s instinct. Everything I do is just really my intuition, and every time I go against my intuition, it’s a mistake. Even though I may sit down and analyze and intellectualize something on paper, if I go against my gut feeling, it’s wrong.
I'm always impressed by confidence, kindness and a sense of humour.
A little jewellery on a man is OK, although he should never wear too much. Every man should always have a great watch.
As a Business Ambassador, I am delighted to help both new and established British designers receive the recognition they deserve in the global fashion arena.
You never know. Down the road you can do a lot of product categories. But I think you really have to build your core first and for people to know you and respect you for that.
Men always look smart in a well-fitted, tailored suit. Conversely, they can be incredibly handsome in jeans combined with a cashmere jumper or a beaten-up leather jacket or even just a cotton T-shirt.
The thing about Uggs is that they're so comfortable. Once you've worn them, you don't want to go back.
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.
People who are over-educated become risk-averse.
My worst date would be with someone nervous who has nothing to say. I like people who inspire me.
