Chanel is composed of only a few elements, white camellias, quilted bags and Austrian doorman's jackets, pearls, chains, shoes with black toes. I use these elements like notes to play with.

If I could be reincarnated as a fashion accessory, it would be a shopping bag.

I don't care if people I admire criticize me because their opinion is valuable to me.

My childhood was endless - from eight to 18 felt like hundreds of years.

The first thing I do when I get up, I have breakfast.

Designers must be both conscious and unconscious at the same time. Clear thinking at the wrong moment can stifle talent.

The iPod completely changed the way people approach music.