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.

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.

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

My sense of designing is a mix of intuition and intellectual control.

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.

Art is the way people see things, and I think it's great when individuals can find in fashion something they truly believe is artistic

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