All of my life shown me that if you wanted something enough, if you were passionate enough, it would happen.

There are many kinds of beauty, and you can find it where you least expect.

I can not forget Melina Mercouri in black dress at 'Never on Sunday'.

The shock of the way I mix patterns and fabrics can be disconcerting, but what I am trying to do is provoke new ideas about how pieces can be put together in different ways. I think this is a more modern way to wear clothes that in themselves are fairly classic.

When I first started to do fashion shows I didn't have the budget to hire top models so I would cast women who inspired me, and ask them to walk how they walked. I was doing a mise en scène, which for me was normal. I love for people to see my clothes, but it was more about the attitude of the girls. The revues of the late 19th century/early 20th century were very much a reflection of what was happening in society and politics, and for me that is also the role of the fashion designer.

I could say that making clothes is my way of communicating, because I was always so shy.

Dressing is a pleasure; clothes are not a joke.