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

There is no sound more feminine than a woman in a taffeta dress.

I'm a happy fellow. I feel very privileged, lucky, that I have had a wonderful life. And that I have been always allowed to do what I love.

Today, there is no fashion, really. There are just... choices. Women dress today to reveal their personalities. They used to reveal the designer's personality. Until the 70s, women listened to designers. Now women want to do it their own way. There are no boundaries. And without boundaries, there is no fashion.

I love to live well, I love to eat well, I love to buy beautiful things, and to give a fantastic time to my friends.

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.

I adore gardening, and whenever I have time off, that is my passion.