He who does not enjoy his own company is usually right.

When I find a colour darker than black, I'll wear it. But until then, I'm wearing black!

Elegance is when the inside is as beautiful as the outside.

If my boy had perished in a Nazi compound, I could never have gone on living. I would have killed myself.

Nothing is ugly as long as it is alive.

Why am I so determined to put the shoulder where it belongs? Women have very round shoulders that push forward slightly; this touches me and I say: 'One must not hide that!' Then someone tells you: 'The shoulder is on the back'. I have never seen women with shoulders on their backs.

Hard times arouse an instinctive desire for authenticity.