There is no better designer then nature

I think there has to be an underlying sexuality. There has to be a perverseness to the clothes. There is a hidden agenda in the fragility of romance. It's like a Story of O. I am not big on women looking naive. There has to be a sinister aspect, whether it's melancholy of sadomasochist. I think everyone has a deep sexuality, and sometimes it's good to use a little of it-and sometimes a lot of it-like a masquerade.

I find beauty in melancholy.

I work with people I admire and respect. It's never because of who they are.

If you ask any lady they want to be taller, they want to be slimmer, you know, and they want a waist. I'm not here to make people look like a sack of potatoes.

Women should look like women. A piece of cardboard has no sexuality.

I come from a different era and I design clothes for our era. I think of people I want to dress when I design.