I was very lucky, I was part of the post-war period when everything had to be redone.

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.

The dress is a vase which the body follows. My clothes are like modules in which bodies move.

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 wash with my own soap-wear my own perfume...got to bed on my own sheets... have my own food products. I live on me.

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

My name is more important than myself.