When other boys dreamt of going to the moon or becoming doctors, I wanted to be a designer.

We always see the point of an iceberg. So I've always accepted the idea that people - they don't necessarily know everything I am.

I could live naked... I love it.

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.

My mother loved fashion and always had a great aesthetic. But she also considered the cost of it, with the kids, that it wasn't something to allow herself. It also probably nourished my passion and my will to make fashion, because I've always felt that, because of having a big family to take care of, she sacrificed a bit of her femininity.

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