I attended private Catholic schools in Paris and Los Angeles through high school.
I think fashion is actually very good training for being in the tech world, because it's all about moving on to the next thing, looking for the next thing, not getting stuck in the past.
I graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, with an English literature degree and travelled for a year before going to work.
People ask if I walk around and pinch myself. Yes, I do.
If you want success, be unique.
Once you start a business, you have to grow it and grow with it - starting a business is not just for Christmas.
I'm supporting the School for Creative Startups because the project's ambition - to boost innovation and the culture of entrepreneurship - is something I feel strongly about.
Grown-up clothes are more appealing because customers need to be able to project themselves into them.
You can get a slouchy woman's tunic at different price points. But if you want a great pair of trousers or a dress with delicate pleating, you're going to have to spend a little more.
I envision a day when a businesswoman will be having lunch, and then her phone will ring. When she opens it up, she will see an image of the latest Marc Jacobs coat that just arrived in stock. With a click of a button, she can purchase it and then find it waiting for her when she gets back to her office.
What seems like a crazy idea today eventually grows. It's a 'with hindsight' thing. One day, someone will turn around and say, 'That was genius.'
You cannot underestimate the impact the Internet has had on British fashion.
The United Kingdom has traditionally been a very small market, and even though you had such a creative group of designers, they represented a risk to department stores.
It's a false assumption that people with a lot of money have a lot of free time to shop.
Pre-Internet, maybe it took six months for a fashion message to get across to a customer base. Fashion messages are now being sent out overnight, simultaneously, to every market in the world.
You can still wear trousers and show off your ankles - which are a nice body part on everyone.
Dear London, British fashion is a serious business. The British fashion industry is worth £21bn to the U.K. economy and employs 819,000 people across the country. With your help, we would like to see these numbers rise for the good of our industry, our talented designers, and our reputation worldwide.
A tendency to focus on art over business has meant that too many designers have failed to make the most of their critical acclaim.
People always say to me, 'You've really strived to redefine retail.' But the reality is, I wanted to redefine magazines.
I realised at a certain point that if I was going to have the kind of life that I fantasised about, I needed to get my act together.
