I try to visit stores because it's important to meet the teams and to hear the comments of the salespeople.

Today I find it's extremely hard to launch one's brand, and that's also why we are helping these young talents.

If you know everything, it's the end, no?

Clients are becoming more and more savvy. They know what's happening in the brands; they know the new products that are coming out.

When you're a young talent, and you want to launch your brand, you always have tons of questions: Where should I produce? Should I launch a second line? Should I do shoes, accessories? If you have someone who can coach you and give you advice and help you find the right supplier, it's a big help.

I firmly believe that success lies in the combination of both talent and business savvy, and that the magic comes through partnership between both.

At LVMH, we have amazing heritage brands, and we put interesting talents in those brands, sometimes very young, like we did at Givenchy with Riccardo Tisci at the time, or like we just did with J.W. Anderson at Loewe, but also talents that are already further along in their careers, like Raf Simons at Christian Dior or Nicolas at Vuitton.