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

The big room or big suite doesn't mean a lot to me. It is what the people do or don't do that matters.

The problem with couture is not designers; it's what happens when the couturier will no longer be there.

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

Fashion is not always about what's new, it's also about what's good. And I think if you need to see what's good, you have to be there.

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.

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