What women have achieved in the last 50 years, I wish men would have achieved in the last 100.

A woman plays such an active role in society. And today, the woman who influences fashion is not that very rich woman who sits at home and polishes her nails. It's the one who works, who is a doer, who does things by dressing. She's very strongly projecting an image of herself as an individual.

My approach is that fashion must always be optimistic, and that a woman will always be enticed by beautiful clothes.

I come from a very warm island, where colors are very important, very vibrant, and obviously the color has been an influence on my work.

Elegance is a discipline of life.

If you wear a different perfume every day, I do not recognize you.

Gardening is how I relax. It's another form of creating and playing with colors.