A man has to have sensibility, wit, mystery, tolerance, and strength... Romance also helps.

I love books; my suitcases are always full of them. Books and shoes. I read when I am sad, when I am happy, when I am nervous. My favourite British author is Jane Austen, and my favourite American one is John O'Hara.

In anything you do, it's important to have your own personality there.

Life always has a bit of a challenge in front of you, and that's what makes you fight for it.

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.

Fashion should be fun. It shouldn't be labelled 'intellectual.'

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