Creation takes things forward. Without anything new there is no progress. Creation equals new.

In the sense that anarchy equals freedom, yes. Anarchy means freedom, but it also means chaos.

Celebrity doesn't really affect the work. What affects the work is the expectations from the outside. This is what no one understands.

In Comme des Garçons, I hardly do any sketches; there's no fittings on bodies, there's no models that come in and say, "Oh, a little bit like this." In the beginning, there isn't even a theme. It's like getting the whole world at your feet - to empty your mind of everything that's ever happened before, to get an empty space.

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.

There are no limits - I endeavor to make clothes that didn't exist before.

I'd rather [the collection] have no title. Journalists like titles. That's why I give them to you.