Fashion is magical, a fantasy. It's madness, and it doesn't last. It's changing all the time.

I want women to really look like women from today. It's not from the past and not from the future, because I don't know what happens in the future. It is the woman of today (who) I think is a seductive woman.

Queen Elizabeth of England is the real fashion icon of the century. And she has a sense of humor.

Fashion has always been a repetition of ideas, but what makes it new is the way you put it together.

I was schooled at home, then didn't go to university because I married when I was 17. I didn't go into work until late in my life.

The '70s were full of creativity. Everybody was so unique. It was a very creative period, and I think to be a designer you have to know a little about art and literature and music because there is inspiration in all of these things. You're looking for beauty but also something that makes sense.

Sometimes I'm a psychiatrist and I tell people in my office that my door is open, and if they have a problem to come and talk to me. Sometimes I say, "I have to close the door because I don't want to hear it!"