Designer

My family - my husband, my daughters, my grandchildren, my great-grandchildren, all of them - are the most important thing in the world to me.

When you live and work in different time zones, you spend a lot of time on airplanes.

I've had work done on my eyes in the past. However, I think there are limits. I wouldn't ever have too much done, as it looks unnatural, and I don't think you should do anything to your lips, as it changes the entire shape of your face.

The first painting that I realised I liked was 'The Garden of Earthly Delights' by Hieronymus Bosch, when I was six years old, at the Prado in Madrid. I still find myself returning there every time I'm in the city.

Fashion should be fun. It shouldn't be labelled 'intellectual.'

You feel very romantic when you're in a ball gown. Everyone should wear one once in a while.

I was schooled at home, then didn't go to university because I married when I was 17. I didn't go into work until late in my life.

Fashion is not an investment. If you wear a dress and don't get many compliments, you won't wear it again. It's not like buying bonds.