My own show with Sterling Ruby, for example, seems like such a huge disconnection from Dior couture, but then I think, yeah, in both collections there was a very strong focus on the human hand and the actual work of people making garments. So in that sense, they were completely related. But I didn't realize that during the process.

The Dior heritage is so broad. It has a strong presence in the work. So, when people have to define it quickly, it's, like, the Bar jacket and the movement and the luxury and the Belle Époque and so much more.

I'm a designer, and for me, things are always evolving, and such evolution is necessary.

I'm shy, but not on a one-to-one basis. Over the years, I have become acclimatised to a bit of publicity.

My mother was a cleaning lady all her life.

My whole life, I've always had to be surrounded by creative things. I find it relaxing to be in touch with creations by other people.

Sometimes it’s more a matter of collaboration which matters in a collection.