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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 impressed by how the patterns economize the fabric.

Olivier Theyskens's Popular Quotes

I am more used to seeing my work like a big collection, and only part of it is being shown.

- Olivier Theyskens

When other boys dreamt of going to the moon or becoming doctors, I wanted to be a designer.

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I could live naked... I love it.

- Olivier Theyskens

The aim of being a good designer is to have an influence. If you design furniture or lifestyle, you should influence the way people evolve globally. …

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We always see the point of an iceberg. So I've always accepted the idea that people - they don't necessarily know everything I am.

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I don't think couture will die. But it should have no pretension that it will conquer the world. It's not something that will disappear because all y…

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

- Olivier Theyskens

I've admired historical clothes like Victorian gowns since I was a child, and it's what motivated me to go into fashion.

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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.

- Olivier Theyskens