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.

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

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.

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

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.

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