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.

There is nothing scarier than being ‘the designer of the moment,’ because the moment ends.

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

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

I work on fittings, mostly. You know, I sketch less and less in my work. I sketch for the show sometimes, but then it becomes more conceptual. But when I don't sketch, it becomes more pragmatic.

I am very much a people person. If I am in a beautiful place but I don't like the people, I am miserable.

I don't go out to parties because I'd look terrible in pictures. My escape is television - it's like meditation to me.