I turned my hand to costume design a few years ago when I created the outfits for 'This Is the Sea,' with Richard Harris and Samantha Morton. It's a very different discipline to being a fashion designer, though - you have to rein in your own vision and work to a tight brief.
Chinese people have that superstitious fix - people always do feng shui when they are opening a shop; even the Hong Kong Shanghai Bank pays people to do feng shui for them.
Beautiful fabrics last; synthetics don't. Certain fabrics, such as linen or cotton, develop their own character over time.
Dubai is a vibrant city: Big cars, big buildings... it reminds me of my home town, Hong Kong. People are always on the move here, and there's a lot going on. There are some wonderful architecture and some not-so-wonderful.
I used to play football, and then my wife bought me a fishing rod.
I don't want to be an elitist designer. It's no fun just catering for a small group of people. It's against my principles.
My dream home would be a fishing lodge in New Zealand.
I dress pop stars, and I dress my doctor. It's about attitude. I do what I love, and I'm lucky to do it. It's a long way from Hong Kong.
The day I feel my clothes are no longer relevant, I will be happy to step down.
Fashion is like a four-legged table: you need a good designer, a very good business manager, a good manufacturer, and a very good distributor. Without all the legs, table collapses.
I think my love of form is especially informed by my background, whether this is creating a wonderful silhouette in a dress or finding the perfect shape for a bowl or the 'just so' angle of a table leg.
We have achieved tremendous success in Ireland and internationally on the strength of our creativity and design skills.
My heritage is a huge part of everything I do; it is, after all, part of what has made me who I am.
Fashion remains closest to my heart. I get genuinely excited by my collections - I never wanted to be a businessman.
I will never see myself as a businessman. I'm a designer. I have to be true to what I believe.
As I get older and older, people like my work more and more.
My most precious possession is a 13.5-feet-long fishing rod, made by an American firm called Loomis.
As you get older, your skin tone will change, and that means the colours that suit you best change, too. Take a trip to a department store and ask for advice, or simply hold colours close to your face in the mirror, as this should give you a good idea of what works.
As a heterosexual designer, it is really, really important to have a woman's point of view.
Many women in their 40s make the mistake of wearing clothes that are too tight. Skimpy dresses and tight trousers can make you look older, so get the best fit you can find.
