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I always design the hat with the wearer in mind; otherwise, it's an inanimate object.

There's a technicality to designing and wearing hats. A hat is balancing the proportions of your face; it's like architecture or mathematics.

The only person I never made a hat for was my mother because my mother didn't really - she preferred to make her own hats. I mean, she was intrigued by everything, but she didn't want one of my hats. She made her own.

I make hats for lots of iconic people, and that makes my job very interesting.

Try on 100 different hats if you can, until you find the one that suits you best. It's a trial and error thing.

Hat-making is laborious and time-consuming. It's a very tactile medium, and you can develop the skills, but it's one of those things: you either have it, or you don't. I love bringing something to fruition with my hands that gives people pleasure.

I used to have a hat obsession, but unfortunately for me, I have a tiny head, which means most hats don't fit very well. I do love them, though.

I used to think that I wanted to be a hat maker, but I don't think that would have worked out.