I think it is terribly important to have opinions, and to think. We live in a world of action without thought.

The only reason I'm in fashion is to destroy the word conformity.

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.'

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.

Our economic system, run for profit and waste and based primarily on the extractive industries, is the cause of climate change. We have wasted the earth's treasure and we can no longer exploit it cheaply.

The best fashion accessory is a book.

What I'm always trying to say to the consumer is: buy less, choose well, make it last.