Finally, everything that has been part of my life, whether I wanted it to or not, has expressed itself in my dresses.

No elegant woman follows fashion slavishly.

Women are most fascinating between the ages of 35 and 40 after they have won a few races and know how to pace themselves. Since few women ever pass 40, maximum fascination can continue indefinitely.

Long after one has forgotten what a woman wore, the memory of her perfume lingers.

I wanted to be considered a good craftsman. I wanted my dresses to be constructed like buildings, molded to the curves of the female form, stylizing its shape.

My weakness ... is architecture. I think of my work as ephemeral architecture, dedicated to the beauty of the female body.

It is not money that makes you well dressed: it is understanding.