I'd experienced the '40s and '50s by looking at my grandparents' old clothes, books, and magazines
Fashion needs to be worn.
Since I was a child I've loved going to the opera, theatre and ballet.
If I was a fashion designer just following trends or designing for celebrities, I would not be fulfilled.
French design hardly exists, except as artificial modernism.
The idea of seeing everybody clad the same is not really my cup of tea