I don't like trends. They tend to make everybody look the same.

The first painting that I realised I liked was 'The Garden of Earthly Delights' by Hieronymus Bosch, when I was six years old, at the Prado in Madrid. I still find myself returning there every time I'm in the city.

You cannot forget about your femininity. You don't have to compete with men in that respect.

When you work in fashion, you need to work as a team. You cannot do anything on your own.

It is difficult to read the reviews when you start because you see something in your collection and the press sees something else. That is when you have to be very strong about your own style. They can say whatever they want, but I do what I do because I love it.

I think elegance is always going to be there.

I was brought up with considerable discipline, and I was taught it wasn't proper to display certain very private emotions in public.