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

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

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

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

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….

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

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….

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

Life is full of challenges and surprises..

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

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

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

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

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

It is not easy to dress well..

I have a lot of fantasy..

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

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….

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

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