For me, haute couture is a necessity. I never would have done this job were it not for haute couture. It is a comfort, a security. I almost feel it is our duty to continue. Haute couture is France. We have to keep all the skills and craftmanship alive.

If I was a fashion designer just following trends or designing for celebrities, I would not be fulfilled.

The world needs some excitement from fashion.

I look for friends who make me laugh.

But the Milanese have made bad choices, bad fashion, and bad jewelry.

For me, I am still very happy to be able to do stage design as it's an opportunity to express the extreme.

I am not nostalgic for the past. And for me, being a museum curator was a childhood dream.