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

I don't like to go beyond modernity because you think girls might be like that in five years, but in five years what I see now is going to be old; we are always going to go somewhere else. You have to bring a few novelties within what will remain.

When I was young, watching historical movies made me feel absolutely sublime. But the first few times I visited costume museums, I was really disappointed because it was not at the level I saw in movies. It was not the level of the image I'd imagined.

Even during the golden age of fashion, you had haute couture houses where the designers didn't have money.

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

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

Historical costumes from the 18th and 19th centuries look so complicated, but when you see the patterns, it's very systematic. I've always been impressed by how the patterns economize the fabric.