It was not the story of design or clothes, it was the fantasy of women that made me want to work in fashion.

Everybody's talking about the new democratic world and whether high fashion is relevant. But without high there is no low. I don't like to intellectualize. I've always said fashion is like roast chicken: You don't have to think about it to know it's delicious.

Sometimes you don't really need armor to feel protected. Sometimes maybe you need just a chiffon dress to hug you.

Elegant is not what you wear, and it's not about how you wear it, but it's more about who you are.

What we want is clothing we think we can fly in. That's why I opened the show with flying dresses.

I don't think you can be a designer if you don't care.

I am very sensitive to the smells and sensations that are part of perfumes because they remind me of things: moments from the past, people, events.