A lot of things trigger my inspiration. It can be the most banal things..

The imprint of Miss Hepburn is absolutely, totally present. Like it or not, she will be the most important look of the twentieth century..

I adore Jean-Louis Trintignant - even at 100 years old he's fabulous..

I never watched those Spice Girls. I didn't enjoy that at all. So I didn't know Victoria Beckham well. But she came out with this pretty boy, got mar….

I never wanted to be the most famous, the most beautiful, the most extravagant..

I hate these platforms that are all over the place today; they are all about grabbing attention. They are suburban! I never do a platform. Well, I di….

I always love China, especially the old China..

Alas, passion is conducive to certain other things because when you have too much passion and you have too much work, you possibly end up having blac….

I'd been to Saint Petersburg before, but there's been a change in people's minds. Maybe it's a fashionable thing, but people have returned to the chu….

I'm always kind of contradictory to what people want and what's selling. But maybe I should care now because I have two or three more outlets. I have….

These are very dainty and superrefined, but really vile..

I do think one should have clean feet..

I don't even know Amanda Seyfried or whatever - they're all the same!.

I think Lucy Ferry, now Birley, is absolutely beautiful. She's a modern girl, but she moves beautifully. Amanda [Harlech] moves beautifully when she'….

Women are wearing tight and sexy clothes again. It is the body-conscious mentality, and women are revealing every bulge..

I'm a great observer of delicate situations and women. I really like that bygone type of movement, and for a long time I had been looking for it..

I do enjoy my own company. I cannot imagine anybody entertaining me more than I do. If it sounds selfish, I don't care. I made it a religion almost..

Passion is passion. It's a sort of madness and possession of what you do or what you think. This is the difference of life: passion and commerce, whi….

I wish I was making shoes instead of reading or watching movies, which is what I do in my free time..

If I was a woman, I would be dressed in the same thing for a month and just change my hat and gloves. Maybe my shoes too; yes, I see what you mean bu….

Maintenance is terribly important..