I would like better to be known as the Godfather of Fashion, with all the implications that that word has.

My entire concept of lifestyle is built on the foundation of my homes. There is no more important expression of this concept than that of my own personal living space.

I was surrounded by sisters. My childhood was all women.

Fashions change and with rare exception are forgotten by the public. But the classic fragrances, like an invisible dress, endure. Fragrance must be introduced properly. A fragrance is like a signature, so that even after a woman leaves the room, her fragrance should reveal she's been there.

Every season I am inspired by women.

You don't go to Buckingham Palace in a sweater.

Nothing says spring like hand-cut flowers.