When I'm traveling the world, I don't ever look anymore at the geography - just enough to catch galleries and paintings.

I like the dream, like fantasy dresses. Women can dream at 9 in the morning and at 10 o’clock at night, it doesn’t matter. I think it is also important for me to make it pragmatic and practical and wearable. I always say, 'If you can’t eat it, it’s not food, and if you can’t wear it, it’s not fashion, it is something else.'

I spend my time backstage at the Lanvin shows, and when I come out at the end, all I see are people's eyes.

When a woman's clothes are in harmony with her emotions, she shines from within.

At Yves Saint Laurent, I felt like the son-in-law - like I was part of the family, but not quite. When I was fired, I felt like the widow.

Pure, intense emotions. It's not about design. It's about feelings.

Almost every collection I do has 200 different references. I don't have two of the same coat, two of the same dress. I have it in one color, in one fabric. I've tried to adapt the culture of couture, and the know-how and the heritage, but I try to update it.