Men's fashion has a certain heaviness in the fabrics and construction. But also there is a heaviness in the mentality.

I like the idea of paradox, between the authentic fabrics and sophisticated shapes and between masculine and feminine. I'm not so much for sportswear. I think it's over.

I'd like men to think about evolving into something more sophisticated, more seductive. To explore the possibility of an entirely new masculinity.

I always loved designing, but the context needs to be right, and have a positive perspective.

In the future, fast-fashion retailers might change their philosophy toward real efforts to create a world of their own. One can only hope.

I'm so personally attached to all the characters I met and photographed over the years ... the anthology is like a photographic reliquary that could potentially preserve their grace, fierce joy, and restlessness.

Just like zillions of children, album covers educated and informed me, and certainly did I later transpose organically, rather than by intent, those principles both in fashion design and photography.