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

I've always said fashion is like roast chicken: You don't have to think about it to know it's delicious.

I am very sensitive to the smells and sensations that are part of perfumes because they remind me of things: moments from the past, people, events.

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

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 wanted to see people from different age groups, body shapes and personalities wearing Lanvin That is what Lanvin is all about and represents - we dont only do clothes for 20-year-old girls. I love to see mature women wearing Lanvin as well. I love wrinkles, I love grey hair.

Fashion is not about before, it’s not about after, it’s about now