I'm really working on trying to get that lifestyle aspect of the Emilio Pucci house to be as strong as possible.

I'm really working on trying to get that lifestyle aspect of the Emilio Pucci house to be as strong as possible.

Things are moving quicker and quicker. The internet age has made everything so immediate that what you're doing can start to feel outdated. That's probably the single thing that will most affect the fashion system in the near future. Time is the biggest subject matter in fashion today.

I'm not intellectual at all as a designer. Whatever I'm into at the moment is usually what becomes the collection.

Paris is one of the most incredible places to live. Once you get bitten by the city, you never leave.

It's important for me to really play with the traditions and keep things simple and easy. Ultimately I believe in animal instincts - I think they often end up winning out.

Working in the old fashion house is like how your parents raise you and give you this base, and you eventually grow up and have to say, "Well, you gave me this, but now I need to go my own way." So, more than finding a balance, it's about taking the good parts of what you've been given and bringing your own thing to it in order to take it all somewhere else - and hopefully, forward.