Clothes are like a good meal, a good movie, great pieces of music.

Because of what's going on with the economy, I think women are realizing that maybe they don't need a closet full of clothes. They just need the right clothes.

Put on a trench, you're suddenly Audrey Hepburn walking along the Seine.

Fashion is not like the movie business, where you can have two great projects in a row and then say, "You know what? I'm going to take off eight months." What am I going to tell people? Wear last year's clothes?

Women are much more comfortable making their own style rules now. They want pieces that will make their busy lives easier.

I think a lot of women have too many mini skirts in their closets.

American women often fall into the trap of, "Oh, these are my weekend clothes. These are my work clothes. This is what I wear at night." It's so old-fashioned. The French are not afraid of their luxury. Americans can be so puritanical and think, "That's my special-occasion bag." Whereas, for a French woman, it's her everyday bag.