Quotes by Olivier Theyskens

About Olivier Theyskens:

Olivier Theyskens is a fashion designer who has worked with several major houses, including Rochas, Nina Ricci and Theory.
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I'm kind of obsessed with cool girls.

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When I started at Ricci, I did street wear for very cool, young girls, but the price point was for the fourth floor of Bergdorf Goodman next to Carolina Herrera. My cool girls cannot afford it.

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

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When I was very young, I wanted to be a girl. I was jealous that girls got to be princesses and wear skirts. It tormented me. When I was 6, I even heard that you could change your sex, and I was very intrigued until the moment I realized that if I ch...

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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.

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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. It's good to have an influence.

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With couture, you feel obligated to design something modern each season, but with Theyskens Theory, I don't question anything. I'm thinking of what I'd like to wear.

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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.

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A black dress is beautiful! It's a good choice. It could be the wrong choice at certain events or situations, but it's very rare that you see a girl who looks bad in a black dress.

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Personality is so important - when you dress somebody for a big party, it is good to feel that the person has an ease and naturalness with what she is wearing.

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What is funny is when you do a futuristic movie, you immediately get to be fashionable because you're creating something that doesn't exist.

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I like to be lazy. I do like to be busy and really active, but when that's done, you can be sure I will be a lazy boy. I like to take time and relax and enjoy life.

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

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My first collection was made from sheets that my grandmother, who lived in Normandy, had been collecting for a long time. There are a lot of flea markets in that part of France, and she knew what I liked.

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I see the city as an organism, shaped through time by the little humans having habits and doing millions of stuff in and out of it.

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

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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 time it should be a shock to the person - the person should be shocked to be suddenly revealed. That's ...

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It's interesting for me because in my work, a lot of times, I like to scrutinize the clothes and think what's going to make them look dated ,and I do the same with vintage. In vintage, you want something unique and different, but at the same time, so...

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

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I could live naked... I love it.

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I feel super lucky to be living in New York. I love the city, I love the energy. I always loved it. I had pictures of New York in my bedroom when I was young.

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Author Bio

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