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.

My old vintage designs are so popular now. I must have been on to something.

My name is more important than myself.

I have a name, I have to take advantage of it.

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

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.

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