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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.