Mary Quant

A woman is as young as her knees.

I liked my skirts short because I wanted to run and catch the bus to get to work.

As a child, I used to spend nearly all my summer holidays with my aunt in Wales, and we used to catch mackerel in a boat and then cook them on board.

The fragrance I always wear is Coco by Chanel. I've worn it for 20 years. It suits me, it's classic, and I like the simplicity of only ever wearing one fragrance.

I hate the bad rap that people give my parents. Because they are just parents, really, at the end of the day trying to stand up for their daughter and themselves.

I literally in the New York flea market - just when I was despairing of ever having a great serendipitous find - found a 1926 Chanel.