I’ve never wanted to be called an artist. The term itself seems old-fashioned. It’s a term that does not relate to modern times. And it’s too confining. What I love about fashion is its accessibility and its democracy. Everyone wears it, and everyone relates to it.

People ask me how can I be stylish, how can I be elegant and what can I wear? My only answer is study! You have to learn.

I always loved aesthetics. Not particularly fashion, but an idea of beauty.

Women have the stress of being beautiful, of age and youth. Men don't have all that. And with women, that stress causes a lot of mistakes and bad choices - a lot of not being their true self.

I was a feminist in the Sixties, and can you imagine? The worst thing I could have done was to be in fashion. It was the most uncomfortable position.

I don't believe in people who think that clothes are not important.

You have to always work against what you did before, and even against your taste.