The only love that I really believe in is a mother’s love for her children.

I always loved advertising. If I hadn't been in fashion, I'd have been in advertising.

The best ideas I've had in my life are those I saw in my sleep, in the early morning.

I don’t do meetings. At Chanel, there are no meetings. At Chanel, we do what we want, whenever we want and it works. And Fendi is the same.

Some people would like me to be round again.

The minute you think that the past was better, your present is second hand, and yourself becomes vintage - it’s okay for clothes not that great for people

I’m like a rock singer with one-night stands on the road. I’m here for two days in New York; I leave in the morning early. I come back for Anna Wintour’s party at the Met, then again at the end of May for a prize I get from the Gordon Parks Foundation.