I'm always telling young designers to take the time to surround themselves with women.

As a child, I was raised with my grandmother, alongside all my cousins, and the kitchen was always full.

Who can really say who invents something first in fashion?

I'm working 24 hours a day. I have had a house in Tunisia for 20 years, and I never have time to go because there are collections, fittings.

I even do my ready-to-wear samples like couture.

I'm happier about my friends than I am about my work. I still have a long way to go with work. My friends, that's the one thing I'm sure about.

Fashion will last forever. It will exist always. It will exist in its own way in each era. I live in the moment. It's interesting to know the old methods. But you have to live in the present moment.