I always want to have a new challenge involved. I need to put myself to the test, and if I make mistakes, it doesn't matter. What matters to me, instead, is making my dreams come true and putting them on display.

A pair of brilliantly cut cotton trousers can be more beautiful than a gorgeous silk gown.

If you feel strongly about someone, go up to them. Pursue what you want in life. Why be shy about something like that?

I hate fashion. Or the word fashion, which sounds colorful, extravagant, expensive and gorgeous. “I never wanted to walk the main street of fashion. I have been walking the sidewalks of fashion from the beginning, so I’m a bit dark.

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

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.

My role in all of this is very simple. I make clothing like armor. My clothing protects you from unwelcome eyes.