Fashion is instant language.

I think more and more, if you live in the current world - and live internationally - it's all a mix of interests, and the same people who are interested in fashion are also interested in movies, art, and culture.

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 like to be useful to people.

The only way to do something in depth is to work hard. The moment you start being in love with what you're doing, and thinking it's beautiful or rich, then you're in danger.

The fashion world is very active and generous, despite the fact that it is not very well respected - or at least not as much as it should be.

Sex and the City is the opposite of dignity. You have to have dignity for your body - this is with men and women.