A day off for me means a cup of coffee to start with and then a call to Ame (my business partner) to find out how the shop is doing. I have a very lazy morning, I never do anything serious in the morning. I can’t, my brain doesn’t function. I get the 10:19 train to London, (laughs) it has to be 10:19, I get so upset with myself if I don’t get the 10:19. I feel if I don’t take 10:19 my day is wasted or I’m late for something so important and I don’t know why? It’s just that 10:19 train.

I think the journey to London allows me, again, it can make the parallel with my journey to Britain, sitting at the window seat, I’m always looking forward to passing by Gatwick airport and I see what airlines are there. It’s because it has such an independent life, it’s a country within a country, it has a complete independent operational system and the way it operates and everything has an order there. Everything is in the right place, you know it’s fascinating. I have always been fascinated by planes and airports.

When I get to London I try to avoid crowds. As much as I like to walk I can’t stand passing by Buckingham Palace with the tourists and cameras. My favourite walk from Victoria is thorough Green Park and there is a little mews, where the Royal buildings are, there’s a little passage I always like to take and then you end up on Dover Street, there’s always little people and that’s nice. I always go for lunch first. And then I just go for a coffee, maybe a bit of shopping. I like buying socks.