I adore women, and the one thing I want to do more than anything is to see a transformation of personality when someone puts on one of my dresses.

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

I'm not a plastic surgeon, and I cannot change the DNA of a person, but when I see a woman try on my clothes and she feels beautiful, I know I am doing my job.

I like first class, but I don't like first class people - I prefer the people in coach. I like fine restaurants, but prefer the taste of McDonalds. I like to be perfect, but I don't like perfection - I think it's dangerous. There is nothing after perfection. I know, I am a walking contradiction.

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

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

In fashion we're lucky, we make dreams come true.