Every time I have to look up a word in the dictionary, I'm delighted.

I didn't want to be a fashion designer, and for a good half of my career I didn't like it. I always wanted to do other things.

My fashion advice is to have a flattering mirror and then forget about it.

When I'm in the street, the only people I notice are usually at least 70 years old, because they look really stylish.

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

But, the thing is, since I always had my own little shop and direct access to the public, I've been able to build up a technique without marketing people ever telling me what the public wants.

When I was a little girl you used to learn to sew all the holes in things, darning socks, but nobody mends things anymore.