I Like My Customer To Be Fierce.

For Women Raised In The '70s, High Heels Can Still Carry A Stigma; They're Associated With Being Stupid, With Just Wanting To Please A Man. Other Women Find Them Empowering.

I Never Was Interested In Being Part Of The Fashion World - I Just Wanted To Design Shoes. I Didn't Even Know Vogue Existed When I Was Growing Up. Vogue, What Is That?

Fragrance Is So Intimate For A Lot Of Women - It's Your Essence, Your Identity.

A Good Pump Is A Silhouette, Like The Bone Structure Of The Face. It's Like A Beautiful Face With No Make-up. You Can Cover A Not-so-beautiful Face With Make-up, But It Is Just A Mask - It Is The Same With Shoes.

There Are A Million Things I'd Rather Do Before Designing Clothes: Directing, Landscaping.