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

I exist here, now. I'm not much interested in the future. Or, more precisely put, I do not believe in the future. To exaggerate a little, I have no faith that I will still exist tomorrow or the day after. What is more, I absolutely detest retrospection. That dislike is balances only by my desire to make my way back home as quickly as possible.

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

Fashion is only complete when it is worn by ordinary people who exist now, managing their lives, loving and grieving.

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 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.

I don’t think we should try to make space our own. I believe that as modern people we should live in mobility. We should always be moving.