I think that we are in a very strange time, when everybody is thinking about what is going to happen, and everybody is kind of cleaning house a little bit. In the fashion world, we are doing something similar. We are taking the fake out and being a little bit more real and simple.

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.

I love to see old women. I love wrinkles. I love gray hair.

When I was either 7 or 8 years old, I did a sketch every day of my teacher and what she wore. At the end of the year, I gave her the sketchbook. For me, the sketching of dresses was about fantasy and dreams.

All I want is beautiful. I mean, I like grey hair, I love wrinkles. But this is me.

If you change a woman's look, you change her persona.

For me, Lancome was more than just a brand. There was something very nostalgic about the name, about the whole story.