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 herself. It also probably nourished my passion and my will to make fashion, because I've always felt that, because of having a big family to take care of, she sacrificed a bit of her femininity.
I am more used to seeing my work like a big collection, and only part of it is being shown. - Olivier Theyskens
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. - Olivier Theyskens
When other boys dreamt of going to the moon or becoming doctors, I wanted to be a designer.
I could live naked... I love it. - Olivier Theyskens
I could live naked... I love it.
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. … - 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. …
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. - Olivier Theyskens
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.
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… - Olivier Theyskens
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…
My sense of designing is a mix of intuition and intellectual control. - Olivier Theyskens
My sense of designing is a mix of intuition and intellectual control.
I've admired historical clothes like Victorian gowns since I was a child, and it's what motivated me to go into fashion. - 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.
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
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.
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