Balenciaga did the most delicious evening clothes. Clothes aren't delicious any more.

It’s not about the dress you wear, but it’s about the life you lead in the dress.

I've always remained totally myself, which is to say, without an idea... of what to do.

Where would fashion be without literature?

One thing I hold against Americans is that they have no flair for the rain. They seem unsettled by it; it's against them: they take it as an assault, an inconvenience! But rain is so wonderfully cleansing, so refreshing, so calming...

Style; all who have it have have one thing: originality.

I sincerely believe that energy grows from itself and the more energy you expand the more you create within yourself. I also believe that energy is habit -- which can be created quite easily. In other words, use your energy and more energy flows and then it is very hard to stop it -- as if one would ever want to!