In fashion even what seems most fragile must be built on cement.

In fashion even what seems most fragile must be built on cement.

You should know that my most important contribution was always in tailoring; coats, jackets, wool dresses… so few of which went into the magazines.

There are not many original shapes or silhouettes -- only a million variations.

The human mind is never better disposed to gratitude and attachment than when softened by fear.

The best design reveals itself during a long fatiguing process of digging into the subconscious.

The best way to quiet a country is a good thrashing, followed by great kindness afterwards. Even the wildest chaps are thus tamed.