I hope people will say, 'Mr. Valentino, he did something for fashion, no?

Unfortunately, the greatest photographers don't pay extreme attention to the clothes. If they decide to put a dress in a bathtub or in front of a cow in the countryside with dirt everywhere, well, the dresses come back... ready to be put in the garbage.

I love the 2000s because everyone started to love haute couture.

I hope people will say, 'Mr. Valentino, he did something for fashion, no?

French people are charming, adorable but not extremely generous with foreigners, but they believe in what they do. I feel proud in exchange because what I did in restoration is something I did for La France.

My title rivals are behind me but at the moment I am not thinking about that. My target is to finish on the podium and then well see where everybody else is.

Elegance is the balance between PROPORTION, EMOTION & SURPRISE.