At a certain point, I stopped seeing my clothing worn by people on the streets . . . It seemed like they were being treated as museum items.

I think perfection is ugly. Somewhere in the things humans make, I want to see scars, failure, disorder, distortion.

There is also a schedule to fashion - the deadline is always set. So maybe the fashion business is a good business for me in that way because I'm basically lazy, man.

Just listen to the material. What is it going to say? Just wait. Probably the material will tell you something.

Start copying what you love. Copy copy copy copy. At the end of the copy you will find your self.

I was on a Japanese designers' pedestal - considered a maestro. My design was getting closer to a couturier's work, and I felt like I was missing something.

Beautiful things are disappearing every day.