Occupation: Fashion Designer Birth: May 9, 1971
I'd rather work with someone who likes what I do than create something for the red carpet that won't make me happy..
I put pressure on myself to propose something new - I think it's the minimum that you can do as a fashion designer..
Fashion is a playground up until a certain age. But then you have to find your own signature and your own style..
I think creating the clothes is about creating historical images - and that's about more than fashion. It is about the fashion, the photography, what….
It's quite strange in fashion, and it's probably the same with movies and acting - the big choice is between being radical, making a choice that will….
You never do things thinking you will make a big statement. It just happens sometimes and you are lucky..
More than anything, I'm designing for a woman of today. I want to be a witness of my time..
Designers are more like artistic directors now. Before, there wasn't this idea of supervising the artistic direction of the entire house. The old way….
Your priority has to be the creativity - and build a brand. That's what everybody did - Balenciaga, Dior, Saint Laurent. That's the smart thing to do..
I love what I do and I adore this whole world. I'm able to meet fantastic people. I meet fantastic writers, I meet architects, I meet incredible tale….
Couture has a lot of issues today. Here in Paris there are oddly so few houses showing. And I'm not talking about the style. I'm talking about the se….
To look deeply into the lawn and see six shades of green - there is hardly that respite for you. And that's our job that we're doing. And it's even m….
I love this idea of being able to touch people with something quite familiar, something quite emotional, and at the same time, have the feeling that ….
We live with a future where every three or four months, we have to question everything. You think you could be the best, or that you're nothing and y….
Naturally looking at something will become so important in your aesthetic. For that, you have to be disciplined, too, in the way that there is a mome….
I'm always curious. Every day. As we get on in life, we must be grateful..
I think when a time comes, a change comes, and you have to recognize the change but also believe in yourself..
Never forget that what becomes timeless was once truly new..
It is the job of the editors to find somebody. I'm sorry, but you have to get out there and find them..
You need something that puts a little distance between what you really are and what you want to show; it's a shield, a protection..
What I find most interesting in fashion is that it has to reflect our time. You have to witness your own moment..