One thing Della Valle taught me is the power to say no if something isn't right. That mattered even over sales.

It is true that in France, women put on less things. If they have a necklace, they don't put on earrings; if they have nail polish, they don't put on all their rings and all their bracelets.

Matching shoes and bags immediately age you by 10 years.

Buying a matching blouse and skirt from the same store is a crime. A clever mix of chic and cheap hits the jackpot. Know how to mix styles and labels.

I would love to live in India or in the South of France, but Roger Vivier doesn't have offices yet in New Delhi or Jaipur.

Even if you live in a tiny village, there's an Internet site. It's quite easy to find clothes, but sometimes women don't know how to mix them.

Life is never what it seems - and that’s the great thing about it

You can go out and hate everybody, hate your age, and hate all the things you don't have but it will show; you have the face you deserve.

People imagine I am always in a Bentley with pearls and diamonds and black glasses and Karl Lagerfeld next to me.

If you don't feel comfortable in a plunging sweater, skin-tight jeans and killer heels, go home and change.

The secret of great style is to feel good in what you wear

Mind is your greatest asset..

We are healed of a suffering only by experiencing it to the full.

Any day above ground is a good day.

For over 30 years, the IRA showed that the British government could not rule Ireland on its own terms.

I'd rather believe in my own choice and see it all go wrong than do something I'm not fully convinced of and later feel guilty about it.

All evolution in thought and conduct must at first appear as heresy and misconduct.

When anxiety drives our decisions, we cannot grow spiritually, emotionally, or mentally. When we open up our hearts and give to others, we give ourselves room to grow and thrive!

You know, when you're relaxed, you're putting it out there, and then it comes, oh, I can do that.

Love and death are the great gifts that are given to us; mostly they are passed on unopened.

We crave explanations for most everything, but innovation and progress happen when we allow ourselves to embrace uncertainty.