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 was very lucky, I was part of the post-war period when everything had to be redone.
My name is more important than myself.
They said pret-a-porter will kill your name, and it saved me
My old vintage designs are so popular now. I must have been on to something.
The dress is a vase which the body follows. My clothes are like modules in which bodies move.