There have been a lot of changes [in the fashion industry], of course. You just have to accept it and be strong.

I think elegance is always going to be there.

When you do something that you like, and you think you can keep doing it, you don't think about retiring.

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 don't want the collections to look like a potpourri. It has to have a cohesive idea, and it has to be glamorous and beautiful and fit well.

It's very important to have a definitive style as a designer.

Fashion is not easy. You have to change your eye to look for beauty all the time.