We undress men and women, we don't dress them any more.

I can go all over the world with just three outfits: a blue blazer and gray flannel pants, a gray flannel suit, and black tie.

I do not believe there has ever been a name as important as Pierre Cardin in the general history of couture.

Fashion design is so diverse. It does not have clear identities as before with Balenciaga, Chanel, Cardin, Courreges. Design is about being recognised without a label. Elegance alone is not sufficient.

When I finish with one thing very well, I start some other thing. I don't like to stop. I like to continually prove myself.

They said pret-a-porter will kill your name, and it saved me

The jean! The jean is the destructor. It is a dictator! It is destroying creativity! The jean must be stopped!