Quotes from Tamara Mellon

Everything I do is just really my intuition, and every time I go against my intuition, it's a mistake. Even though I may sit down and analyze and intellectualize something on paper, if I go against my gut feeling, it's wrong.

I actually have more shoes than anyone will ever know.

I think it takes 30 years to build a luxury brand.

A little jewellery on a man is OK, although he should never wear too much. Every man should always have a great watch.

It doesn't matter what you are wearing-if you have good shoes and a good bag, you'll look right.

I have a personal motto that I live by, which is feel the fear and do it anyway. If you fail, you get up and you keep trying again.

Men always look smart in a well-fitted, tailored suit. Conversely, they can be incredibly handsome in jeans combined with a cashmere jumper or a beaten-up leather jacket or even just a cotton T-shirt.

If a woman gets tough in negotiations, she's difficult, whereas a man would be considered a brilliant businessman.

When you get divorced, you have to go through this awful thing of listing everything you own. When you actually sit down and write the list, you realize that the only good investments are art and property.

I don't really understand what the public perception of me is. I think public perception and reality are two wholly different things.

If I wasn't in fashion, I would have been a psychiatrist.

My daughter is my passion and my life.

I just can't see myself as a trophy wife. I can't imagine not having my own life.

As a Business Ambassador, I am delighted to help both new and established British designers receive the recognition they deserve in the global fashion arena.

I have Vie Luxe candles in every room. In 2006 I spent the month of August in Sardinia, and the scent reminds me of the wonderful time we had.

The city [ LA] is kind of going through an interesting transition; sort of renaissance time where there is so much going on here. I think it's really exciting to be here.

The thing about Uggs is that they're so comfortable. Once you've worn them, you don't want to go back.

The truth is that we all have lives that are complicated. We all get hurt by people we love sometimes. It's laughable to believe that anyone is immune. The important thing is how you behave.

The reality is that I spent years in the factories in Italy when I first set up Jimmy Choo. Today, everyone who has a job at Jimmy Choo, I've done their job - right down to the cleaner.

When someone asks about a career in fashion, I say start at the bottom. If you want to start a business, you have to know it from the ground up.

My motto is: feel the fear and do it anyway.

There have been moments in my career when I've had to be tough and I've had to step up to the plate - but usually that's because a man has underestimated me. But other than that, I wouldn't say I'm a tough person.

My worst date would be with someone nervous who has nothing to say. I like people who inspire me.

I went back to the factories that I worked with at Jimmy Choo because they don't work for Jimmy Choo exclusively.