I do think if you aim for quality, it's not so much about consumerism. The idea is 'Buy less, choose well, make it last.'

In Italy they take cheap cloth and make it look expensive, but I take expensive cloth and make it look cheap. They just don't understand.

I think some people would love to be able to make the clothes I make - and of course, I do influence them, but they keep simplifying, and minimalism doesn't quite work

I eat only vegetables and fruit, and to me it's the most aspirational diet because it's so easy. It's quite simple, the cooking I do.

If you wear clothes that don't suit you, you're a fashion victim. You have to wear clothes that make you look better.

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.

If you ask me what I think people should be getting next season, I’ll tell you what I’d like them to buy—nothing. I’d like people to stop buying and buying and buying.