Some days I feel like a piano: kind of short, always in black & white, always expected to produce music.

We are comfortable with formulas, but the best happens when the formula doesn't work.

Making them feel gorgeous and comfortable is my way of making women's lives easier.

To be a fashion critic is easy because you just say, 'I love it, I hate it,' but life is more than love and hate.

I think fashion is about longevity and doing your work. It isn't about winning or losing. It's about process, keeping it going.

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.

H&M approached us to collaborate, and see if we could translate the dream we created at Lanvin to a wider audience, not just a dress for less. I have said in the past that I would never do a mass-market collection, but what intrigued me was the idea of H&M going luxury rather than Lanvin going public. This has been an exceptional exercise, where two companies at opposite poles can work together because we share the same philosophy of bringing joy and beauty to men and women around the world.