Nature is my main source of inspiration - I will never stop taking hints from what I call 'the greatest artist'

I love to spend money.

My dream, maybe because of my family, of course, was to be a painter. I chose in one moment the direction of textiles; from textiles I went to fashion.

I want men to be more chic - and Japanese style has that kind of sophisticated elegance.

I feel fashion needs me for many, many years more.

Today the world is a big jungle.

I began to speak well at a very advanced age - 15, 16, 17 years old. It was psychological: the trauma of war, my family and growing up on my own. I was more or less a street kid.