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In the beginning, I loved being famous, but now I am tired of it and I would like to go back to my freedom.
To make a perfect t-shirt is hard - all you have is white cotton and fit. that's where experience comes in.
As a slave [to fashion], I can be very dramatic and very demanding of myself and of the people I work with.
For me, luxury isn't just the real thing. It's also fake. Swarovski crystals or real diamonds? It's a game.
The main thing I need to do is create, hopefully, exquisitely beautiful, desirable objects for my customer.
We've all got to come together, and we've got to protect what's left of our ancient forests on this planet.
There aren't many strong or charismatic candidates today, because many people can't withstand the scrutiny.
But I think, if you're in the spotlight, people are going to say bad things, and that's just the way it is.
We need to get women to the point where they aren't apologizing. Its time to take ownership in our success.
An evening dress that reveals a woman's ankles while walking is the most disgusting thing I have ever seen.
I do speak Mandarin, and I also relate to the hunger that China has for culture and architecture and style.
I am attracted to people who make this effort in knowing what suits them - they are individual and stylish.
It was not the story of design or clothes, it was the fantasy of women that made me want to work in fashion.
I feel so thankful that I'm able to be a part of something that I love to wake up and run to work every day.
It should be natural, and that's how I like women to look. I like them to feel comfortable and look organic.
It's most beautiful thing about my work. I have reached people who I would never have known without my work.
To me if you're going have a show, it should be a show. It should be entertaining and take you on a journey.
Do you know what elegance is? It is not only what you're wearing. It is how you wear it. who you are inside.
I approach fashion as an evolution. It's always changing. As you know, sometimes it changes in three months.
Simplicity, good taste and grooming are the three fundamentals of good dressing and these do not cost money.
Jump out the window if you are the object of passion. Flee it if you feel it. Passion goes, boredom remains.
There goes a woman who knows all the things that can be taught and none of the things that cannot be taught.
I have always been a nomad and I have mastered the art of packing! I always say: pack lightly, live lightly.
I wanted to create something that would live on forever, beyond my time, and out of that came Cashmere Mist.
I've always been a big supporter of homeless charities across the board, ever since I first moved to London.
People don't necessarily realise that there can be just as much work on a quiet jacket as an overblown gown.
You have to have doubts. I have collaborators I work with. I listen, and then I decide. That's how it works.
I encourage you to stop saying, "I just want to look not so bad" and instead say, "I want to look fabulous."
The joining of the Japanese with the French should make a new movement. I think it should be good for Paris.
All of my life shown me that if you wanted something enough, if you were passionate enough, it would happen.
I am very lucky because I am realizing my childhood dreams, and after presenting my shows it's like a party.
I was Hillary in '08. I love Obama, but I was Hillary first, so I was happy to be back there with her again.
I've met people with my prints tattooed on them, my face tattooed on them - I have that commitment and love.
I grew up in a very bohemian environment in southern Sweden, so I was always, always, always in black jeans.
I'm just in the business of creating; creating new work inspires you to create new work. It's kind of funny.
Jackie [Kennedy] wore one of my dresses – it was made from kitchen curtain material – and people went crazy.
Different cultural and geological references inspire the collection as seen in ancient tribes and tradition.
The dress must not hang on the body but follow its lines. When a woman smiles the dress must smile with her.
You don't compete with dollars, but you compete with ideas. Your only real borders are what you can imagine.
We're developing things, but I don't know what we'll go with for the show, so I don't like to talk about it.
What interests me most is when a work of art is no longer just an object, but also touches reality and life.
I am in a key moment. I kind of understand that I have to use my work more completely without being ashamed.
Any girl from any walk of life dreams of that special dress, and I try to make that dream a reality for her.
I do not believe there has ever been a name as important as Pierre Cardin in the general history of couture.
I'm inspired by different cultures around the world and love to incorporate these facets into my collection.
I'm fascinated by the way Diane Arbus saw things. She came from this fashion background and then twisted it.
My intention is not to make clothes. My head would be too restricted if I only thought about making clothes.
According to research,when given a choice, babies choose gold. It's my favourite colour after black and red.
Money is the most corrosive aspect of life today because it means that all attention to detail is forgotten.
I think that the boy-woman is a very strong image and a lot of fascinating women are like that: Gala [Dalí].