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.

Always my collections are made of different influences.

You see me, I wanted to be fashion designer. I became fashion designer. So I think that everything is possible.

Fashion is not art. Never.

In France, history is paralyzing.

I would like to say to people, open your eyes and find beauty where you normally don't expect it.

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