What I find most interesting in fashion is that it has to reflect our time. You have to witness your own moment.

You need something that puts a little distance between what you really are and what you want to show; it's a shield, a protection.

Fashion is a playground up until a certain age. But then you have to find your own signature and your own style.

I think when a time comes, a change comes, and you have to recognize the change but also believe in yourself.

I think what we're talking about is a sense of fashion as laboratory work. I mean, we are not scientific, of course, but we are looking for ideas all the time.

More than anything, I'm designing for a woman of today. I want to be a witness of my time.

When my parents realized that what I liked was fashion, they gave me good advice. I remember my father telling me that I should try to do an internship. They never said, "This is a world we don't know; it might be something strange," or "That is not serious," or things like that. They always said, "Try. We'll help you. We'll send drawings to people if you want. We'll write letters for you." What I'm very thankful for is they never made me think that something was impossible. They were really, really supportive. They are still.