look to it. More from Leading Women: Interactive: Power in the boardroom: Women versus men On fashion egos... You have to deal with the fashion egos. You know, there is a lot. It should n't be treated that seriously because fashion is only making dresses to make women look beautiful. We 're not inventing anything new. On her inspiration... The inspiration comes from things that you have seen all your life. Sometimes you see collections that are inspired by the '20s and the '30s and the '40s and the '50s. That means fashion is a repetition of ideas. It's the way you put it together that makes it modern... On her managerial style... I do n't think I like to go around shouting. I do n't believe in this. I believe that you have to treat the people who work with you like your family. On advice for women going into fashion... First of all you have to love it. Second you have to remember that it's not going to be easy. You have a lot of problems. You have to have perseverance. You have to do it even if it does n't work and you have to keep going. You have to be strong about it. They have to have the talent to do it, because without talent, how can you do fashion ?