It's quite nice to see that I didn't have to change who I was to reach two very different types of people.

I think there is something about luxury - it's not something people need, but it's what they want. It really pulls at their heart.

Awkwardness gives me great comfort. I've never been cool, but I've felt cool. I've been in the cool place, but I wasn't really cool - I was trying to pass for hip or cool. It's the awkwardness that's nice.

I don't think there is just one Louis Vuitton woman. That is why, for the fall/winter 2011 show, I loved the idea of lots of different characters - a wife, a mistress, a girlfriend - stepping out of the row of hotel elevators.

Fashion isn't a necessity. It pulls at your heart. It's a whim. You don't need it. You want it.

I always find beauty in things that are odd and imperfect - they are much more interesting.

I don't see myself as being as big of an influence as other people seem to think.