Quotes by Olivier Theyskens

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Olivier Theyskens is a fashion designer who has worked with several major houses, including Rochas, Nina Ricci and Theory.
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Even during the golden age of fashion, you had haute couture houses where the designers didn't have money.

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When Princess Diana got married, I was a very little kid, I think. I remember her dress, and I found the dress amazing when I was a kid.

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I think the relationship is very tenuous between fashion and art. Many designers have built relationships with artists, which is not something I personally did. But it's true, sometimes you see artists working for a designer or a brand on some specif...

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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.

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I didn't understand the advantages of staying active until I was about 27.

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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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Personally, I have had sometimes moments where I thought my idea behind the idea of a collection - the concept maybe - something that we don't see at the end on the catwalk, I think the way it was, the genesis in my mind, was probably artistic, an ar...

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

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

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I am not a designer that buys vintage to be inspired.

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As a designer, I'm not a guy that can be put in a niche.

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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 you need is a thread and a needle to start making something couture.

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

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The only shoes that look futuristic are Crocs, but they would be terrible to use in a futuristic movie.

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

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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.

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People who don't know me sometimes call me 'Mademoiselle.'

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Personally, I am not so affected by my environment. What I build in the creative process is not necessarily connected to what I am physically in contact with. I am always observing everything, but it will not necessarily have a direct impact on what ...

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I always like to preserve my freedom. I've never really been attached to any place; that's probably why I kept moving. I like to evolve.

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Author Bio

  • NameOlivier Theyskens
  • DescriptionBelgian fashion designer
  • BornJanuary 4, 1977
  • CountryBelgium
  • ProfessionFashion Designer