In terms of creation, I have never thought of suiting any system or abiding by any rules. In this respect I have remained free. The necessity has grown, as we have gotten bigger, to think about commercial aspects of the business more and more, because of the responsibility we have toward our staff and our factories.

Beauty is whatever anyone thinks is beautiful.

In the '70s, if anything, it was a more interesting time in fashion. It was a time when things were changing, especially in London.

I don't think of myself as anyone special, and I would not know how to define myself.

Because the fundamental human problem is that people are afraid of change.

Most of the things I read from journalists are, you know, a little bit simplified and easy.

There's always a pattern in order to make a thing, but the starting point must be something I've never seen before. It's not two-dimensional, but it's like a sample. I work with patterns like a sculptor. I try to get [the team] not to work on a body, [but] to work on a free space, on a table. The work is basically on flat surfaces.