The idea of seeing everybody clad the same is not really my cup of tea.
For me, elegance is not to pass unnoticed but to get to the very soul of what one is.
In Italy, the Milanese are well organized but follow bourgeois taste. They adhere to certain codes of elegance, but not to individualism.
There are days when I’m completely depressed and able to do only one drawing.
The world needs some excitement from fashion.
For me, haute couture is a necessity. I never would have done this job were it not for haute couture. It is a comfort, a security. I almost feel it is our duty to continue. Haute couture is France. We have to keep all the skills and craftmanship alive.
I think it’s always difficult to reconcile the needs of art and business.
People want to be in their own fashion tribes, so they want to wear the same clothes to be connected to everyone else in that tribe. But they want to be different from other tribes.
I look for friends who make me laugh.
If I was a fashion designer just following trends or designing for celebrities, I would not be fulfilled.
Since I was a child I’ve loved going to the opera, theatre and ballet.
The exchange by e-mail is more intimate than conversation – you allow yourself to say things you otherwise wouldn’t.