I'm not confused about what's happening in fashion, because I follow my own direction and go.

Life always has a bit of a challenge in front of you, and that's what makes you fight for it.

Fashion is magical, a fantasy. It's madness, and it doesn't last. It's changing all the time.

You can be gorgeous at thirty, charming at forty, and irresistible for the rest of your life.

Those who create are rare; those who cannot are numerous. Therefore, the latter are stronger.

The easier your hair is to manage the happier you'll be with it and the prettier you'll feel.

Women inspire me... so I enjoy women's stories and biographies. I am interested in all women.

Sometimes big designers are afraid that people won't recognize them if they change that much.

It's not about the outside, it's the inside. But dressing on the outside can help the inside.

Fashion is treated too much as news rather than what it is, what it does and how it performs.

The hardest thing in fashion is not to be known for a logo, but to be known for a silhouette.

Comfort is very important to me. I think people live better in big houses and in big clothes.

I really like doing good work and working with good people - that's the thing that drives me.

I always loved designing, but the context needs to be right, and have a positive perspective.

If you feel something in your heart, if you have a vision for it, then it's no longer a risk.

If you try to have a fashion show with Bach fugues and John Coltrane, it doesn't really work.

I happen to like selling clothes as much as creating them. It isn't relevant unless it sells.

What is important is the future. After 40 years of creation, I continue. This is what I love.

I think it's great to use fashion to develop your personality and express who you really are.

I always challenge myself to do something better, and people in the industry appreciate that.

Sweatpants are a sign of defeat. You lost control of your life so you bought some sweatpants.

My life is based on change. What I say is OK for the next ten minutes, then I change my mind.

I am a fashion person, and fashion is not only about clothes - it's about all kinds of change

There was a moment when designers draped in ermine would be reading Proust, or pretending to.

If you splurge, do it on an item that's fun, because you'll feel good whenever you put it on.

It's the things that aren't accepted as conventionally beautiful that I find more attractive.

I've always felt like a designer of lifestyle that has a certain spirit and bohemian quality.

The V&A is an amazing museum, and the collections have always been a great inspiration to me.

For me, true luxury can be caviar or a day with no meetings, no appointments and no schedule.

I do not have one theme for each season, I just try to make beautiful clothes all year round.

Just because you work in the fashion industry, it doesn't mean you live your life in fashion.

I feel very much that I am a human being, with human limitations, and I need to respect that.

The dress is a vase which the body follows. My clothes are like modules in which bodies move.

I'm fascinated by furniture design and interiors, and I want to try designing all that stuff.

All designers have a platform, an audience. Whether it's one or a million, it doesn't matter.

You can create fashion everywhere in the world, but the place where you are crowned is Paris.

Real fashion change comes from real changes in real life. Everything else is just decoration.

Good sportsmanship means treating others with respect. I consider myself a pretty good sport.

Our look and image never change dramatically from one season to the next, so we need an edge.

If you are heading for 60, people will flirt with you; if you are heading for 70, they won't.

However, because Britain is young and exciting, I did show my second line here once or twice.

I never look at other people's work. My mind has to be completely focused on my own illusions.

Fashion moves so quickly that, unless you have a strong point of view, you can lose integrity.

To sum it all up, the objective of my life has been to give work a moral and economic dignity.

If you date someone who isn't very good-looking but makes you laugh, you will never forget it.

I need contrast-the old and the new, the rough and the soft. The clash of it all is very sexy.

Design is a constant challenge to balance comfort with luxe, the practical with the desirable.

We've come a long way. Power dressing now is designed to let the woman inside us come through.

I've been meditating as part of my yoga practice for so long, I can't remember when I started.

Gaiety is one of the most important elements I brought to fashion. I brought it through color.

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