Ibiza team

'I strive to make each collection better than the last. I strive to be original and inventive in each season. I like to become a brand with a credo, with clear principles and values. I also hope to grow bigger. I would like to sell Mim-pi in many more countries in the future.'

In my industry a lot of shady business goes on behind the scenes. I want no part in that. I want to run a clean business with well-made, honest clothes and I want to be a good employer. Not only to my team here, but also to my workers abroad. This is why I became a member of Made-By, an organisation that ensures good working conditions for workers abroad. I value my employees here as much as I value my employees in India. Since I spend so much time in India I feel connected to the people. Years ago I started giving away Barbie dolls to street kids. Now I always travel with an extra suitcase full of Barbie dolls and I find new owners for each Barbie doll in India.

I have two kids, a boy and a girl. Often people ask me if I will ever design a boy's line. And the answer is “probably not”. I tried it once, but it is not my thing. I learned that boys like 'plain' and 'subtle' and I seem incapable of that. I like to be loud and fun with lots of frills. A second question that people often ask me is what I would like my kids to be when they grow up. I want them to travel to off-the-beaten-track places, I want them to buy one of those retro Citroën vans and turn it into a food truck. I want them to explore the possibilities that life has to offer and figure out what their talent is. If I learned one thing, it's that my travels made me into a more open-minded person, but also more humble and less self-centered. I often remind myself: there is a big world out there.