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

You have to appreciate every single day that you're alive. Life is a little bit like a garden - you have to find time to plant the seeds for beautiful flowers to grow.

The only realities in life are that you are born, and that you die. We always think we are going to live forever. The dying aspect we will never accept. The one thing about having this kind of warning is how you appreciate every single day of life.

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.

The great thing about fashion is that it always looks forward.

One should travel as light as possible. I can organize myself to go on a ten-day trip with just hand luggage.

Every season I am inspired by women.