Where is your favourite destination and why?
Definitely Melides in Portugal — it’s a charming village. I used to own a place nearby in Comporta and while sketching a new collection I cut myself quite badly. On the way back from the hospital, after a few stitches, I spotted a sand path alongside a lagoon and decided to drive in to have a look. We got stuck in the sand and while waiting for the tow truck I fell in love with this landscape of smooth dunes, umbrella pines and traditional fishermen’s shacks. After some research I found one to buy and year after year I extended the compound. Now it’s like a summer camp made of a few huts facing the lagoon: the kitchen here, two bedrooms this way, a living room there... And meals outside on the terrace. It’s very relaxed.
