Elegance must be the right combination of distinction, naturalness, care and simplicity. Outside this, believe me, there is no elegance. Only pretension.

In a machine age, dressmaking is one of the last refuges of the human, the personal, the inimitable.

Bright reds - scarlet, pillar-box red, crimson or cherry - are very cheerful and youthful. There is certainly a red for everyone.

Black and white might be sufficient. But why deprive yourself of color.

Every bite you eat stays in mouth for two minutes, for two hours in stomach and for two month on hips.

My dream is to save them from nature.

Women, with their sure instincts, realized that my intention was to make them not just more beautiful but also happier.