I really hated school. I had the feeling I was losing a lot of time.

I am more used to seeing my work like a big collection, and only part of it is being shown.

When the economy changes, it's not like you want to start eating bad-tasting chocolate.

As a designer, I'm not a guy that can be put in a niche.

Knitted fur is so modern and light, it makes this retro shape cool again.

I rarely stay at home when I'm in New York. I'm always doing things. It brings you so much energy.

Everything I have is ready to wear, but I have the ability to have different options within the same brand. I have the Theyskens' Theory collection where it's a personal approach to how I build the collection where I fuse more fashion-y ideas and it has my name on it. So it's really something very research- and labor-intensive. And then I have the Theory brand where I infuse all points of view about fashion at large, and it's more global. It's really about making something succeed. You have an instant relationship with stores, and with sales teams, and people that are in the place.