I arrived here, with a destroyed house, with nothing. I had to do everything very slowly. And with a little team and a great president, we achieved a lot. I am happy here. For now, it is still Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci, and I think that it will be for a long time, because it will be difficult to evict me from my house. I feel good here!

These five years as a couturier have really changed my way of seeing fashion and my confidence with fashion. Couture is a dream.

For me, fashion is a job. I love it. It's my passion. But the most important thing for me in general is life.

I love finding new things. I love the conceptual aspect of Antony Hegarty or the voices of those back in the day like Lil' Kim, Missy Elliott, Ciara. I love what evokes emotion in me.

I didn't have many friends. I was very shy ... And, then, even worse, when I was 14 I became Gothic. I had long, black hair. I was going to school with makeup. Because I was trying to find my language, to scream to the world that I felt so closed in a box where I was living.

I can give a beautiful present, and that may change the lives of people around me.

My life has changed financially and I have a name, but I try to never forget people on my journey.