You cannot be creative with people around you.

No. I mean those people really did something for designers I don't think department stores can, could or should do still today. Today the world is different so you have to make it differently. There's TV. There's a lot of things.

I am a black diamond, unfaceted. Black diamonds are rare, hard to cut, and therefore uncommercial.

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

A sense of humour and a little lack of respect: That's what you need to make a legend survive.

Logos and branding are so important. In a big part of the world, people cannot read French or English--but are great in remembering signs.

You cannot fake chic but you can be chic and fake fur