For a long time I have been thinking about affordable fashion - you can be disappointed when not so many people can wear your stuff.

I don't think couture will die. But it should have no pretension that it will conquer the world. It's not something that will disappear because all you need is a thread and a needle to start making something couture.

I've admired historical clothes like Victorian gowns since I was a child, and it's what motivated me to go into fashion.

The only shoes that look futuristic are Crocs, but they would be terrible to use in a futuristic movie.

Making clothes that everybody can wear is also something that stimulates me a lot, because I have this edgy, fashion-y part, but I am also totally involved with a brand that is about how people dress, and what they want. And it's a whole other look you can have on the street. It's exciting because it speaks to the other part of my job and what my passion is. A designer wants to make something useful for as many people as possible.

What is sure is that the satellite view of our world and its evolution is now a common reality.

When I started at [Nina] Ricci, I did street wear for very cool, young girls but the price point was for the fourth floor of Bergdorf Goodman next to Carolina Herrera. My cool girls cannot afford it.