Monsier Saint Laurent was pathologically shy, and he made the Saint Laurent woman in his own image. Like her, I am shy. And to protect myself, I adopted something of an androgynous look, just as his women did.

I think it's good that [my granddaughter] here because I lost my parents and now it's great that there's a new generation. And she's taught me new things that I've forgotten. Like, when you're on holiday and see what it's like to see a shell or go into the water for the first time.

Fashion is very tough, and we shouldn't forget that before designers were money-makers, they were artists.

People always say, 'You look like Iggy Pop.'

When you have the baby, there is no BlackBerry, no computer; you just have the baby on your stomach, and your heart is beating the same time as the baby's. It's very nice.

When you love fashion, there is no weekend. Everything just blends together.

Each woman needs to know herself and think that the clothes are here to make her more beautiful, because the person is more important than the clothes.