Run away from laziness; work hard. Touch intuition and listen to the heart, not marketing directors. Dream.

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

If I were a buyer today in one of the American department stores, I would go with extremes-the most beautiful, the more expensive, the more eccentric. I would take risks. The worst thing would be to buy only the little black dress. You know why? Because everyone has it already. I would go with a purple dress, something different

I like having the freedom to dress as I desire.

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.

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

I created the peplum so you can eat in it. You can have a dessert, you can have another sandwich.