I'd say I play on old world couture as opposed to modern day bridal; there's something very timeless and appealing in that.
I have clients from 19 to 80 years old, and the way I work means that they can take the same dress and shorten, lengthen it, remove the sleeve, adjust details - and make it their own. They get a piece that is right for them. It's a clever way of shopping in this economy.
I attended speech and drama classes with a nun to help me gain confidence in speaking without my face turning red each time.
Old images and films are my main source of inspiration.
You can see that ladylike kind of dressing with a twist coming back at Dior, and I think that a lot of the fashion is following in those kinds of footsteps. It's wearable. It sits in your wardrobe forever.
I don't like the word 'ladylike.'