Having money is rather like being a blond. It is more fun but not vital.

I designed the miniskirt that caused so much havoc in the Sixties - the miniskirt that was such fun but has travelled well to today.

Fashion is not frivolous. It is a part of being alive today.

As well as being a creative genius, Vidal Sassoon was a formative figure of the Sixties. Along with the Pill and the mini-skirt, his influence was truly liberating.

I dressed like Leslie Caron as a teenager: soft school pleats, Peter Pan collars.

I like having fun.