I didn't know how a working-class girl like me could possibly make a living in the art world

I wish you didn't have to design so often. Try to do quality and cut down on quantity. I think fashion is very, very important.

It is all about technique. The great mistake of this century is to put inspiration and creativity first.

I love designing at the moment, I'm so happy with my work.

How impossible it is for us to imagine ourselves victims of disaster. We suffer for the poor people who were thrown into the sea from their cruise ship off the coast of Tuscany, some losing their lives. Imagine a world of accelerating natural disasters, one after the other so that nobody can help anyone else.

I have certain signatures, certain cutting principles. It could be a raw-edged seam; it could be leaving the lining of sheepskin exposed so it's not perfectly finished. I invent new ways to do it, but the end goal is always the same.

Journalists are usually quite jealous people, especially of intellectuals who are supposed to be in fashion.