Historical costumes from the 18th and 19th centuries look so complicated, but when you see the patterns, it's very systematic. I've always been impre….

My sense of designing is a mix of intuition and intellectual control..

My mother loved fashion and always had a great aesthetic. But she also considered the cost of it, with the kids, that it wasn't something to allow he….

I love to see what they [Michelle Obama and Kate Middleton] wear but I am not interested. It’s not natural. If you are a girl dressing up in the morn….

I am interested in the idea of 'taste.' And by 'taste,' I mean opinion, inspiration and the craft of creating a personality through fabric and design..

Making clothes that everybody can wear is also something that stimulates me a lot, because I have this edgy, fashion-y part, but I am also totally in….

When I was young, watching historical movies made me feel absolutely sublime. But the first few times I visited costume museums, I was really disappo….

I think the relationship is very tenuous between fashion and art. Many designers have built relationships with artists, which is not something I pers….

When I started at [Nina] Ricci, I did street wear for very cool, young girls but the price point was for the fourth floor of Bergdorf Goodman next to….

What is sure is that the satellite view of our world and its evolution is now a common reality..

I rarely stay at home when I'm in New York. I'm always doing things. It brings you so much energy..

Everything I have is ready to wear, but I have the ability to have different options within the same brand. I have the Theyskens' Theory collection w….

Our eyes reflect light. Better that the lips are more like a rose petal..

In fashion, we don't often know the prices. We don't have time to go into the stores..

I would love, just once, to do costumes for a movie. I almost did some theater, but it is very different from what I am used to doing as a fashion de….

For a long time I have been thinking about affordable fashion - you can be disappointed when not so many people can wear your stuff..

I haven't made many wedding dresses. It's a dress very, very important for the girl; it's important to know the person, I believe, but at the same ti….

Art is the way people see things, and I think it's great when individuals can find in fashion something they truly believe is artistic.

I really hated school. I had the feeling I was losing a lot of time..