If you cut a painter's hands off, he'd still feel the urge to pick up a brush..

Life is full of challenges and surprises..

I sometimes feel that a pattern is almost a fashion statement in itself..

One glass of water doesn't equal another. One may just appease the thirst, the other you may enjoy thoroughly. In Japan, people know about this diffe….

I feel that things happen for a reason and open up new opportunities..

The market is like a language, and you have to be able to understand what they're saying..

If I had the power, I would ban leggings..

In the end, you can' t talk to everyone..

I like femininity, not of the devout, but of the self-assured, cool and sophisticated kind..

Initially, it was the unpractical in fashion that brought me to design my own line. I felt that it was much more attractive to cut clothes with respe….

The '90s were extremely diverse, almost like a laboratory of the new century. There was much experimenting around, in politics, economics, gender and….

I feel very strongly that clothes that fit well make a person feel better. It's maybe half the value of the merchandise..

Even as a child, I told my whole family how to improve their looks..

I think there is always a need for pure design. With pure design, you don't need so much decoration..

I try as much as possible to give you a great basic product and what comes out, I feel, is really amazing..

We look our best in subdued colors, sophisticated cuts, and a general air of sleek understatement..

I am convinced that there can be luxury in simplicity..

It is not easy to dress well..

I have a lot of fantasy..

My approach has always been rather sensual..

The apparent pointlessness of fashion may be just what makes it so strong as a zeitgeist sensor. Even I, a designer, do not know why a certain propor….