I spend my time backstage at the Lanvin shows, and when I come out at the end, all I see are people's eyes.
The turnover of fashion is just so quick and so throwaway, and I think that is a big part of the problem. There is no longevity.
You can hide so much behind theatrics, and I don't need to do that any more.
You find a lot of ideas from my shows in adverts now. I find it a compliment.
There has to be a balance between your mental satisfaction and the financial needs of your company.
I think I should be a president. President of the United States.
I don't believe in the so-called Olympic spirit. I speak from personal experience. When China hosted the Games, it failed to include the people. The event was constructed without regard for their joy.
I always tried to do things by example, even though I was not a very good mother regarding routines and family life.
When I started my own business, my main reason for designing clothes was that I wanted to dress rock stars and the people who went to rock concerts. It didn't go beyond that aspiration at that point.
When I decided to get married at 40, I couldn't find a dress with the modernity or sophistication I wanted. That's when I saw the opportunity for a wedding gown business.
With a painter or a sculptor, one cannot begin to alter his works, but an architect has to put up with anything, because he makes utility objects - the building is there to be used, and times change.
I currently live in the Plaza in New York and I love it - all that history, all those interesting stories.
To me, eyewear goes way beyond being a prescription. It's like makeup. It's the most incredible accessory. The shape of a frame or the color of lenses can change your whole appearance.
Our economic system, run for profit and waste and based primarily on the extractive industries, is the cause of climate change. We have wasted the earth's treasure and we can no longer exploit it cheaply.
We worked with the engineers in the design and construction and testing phases in those various areas, then we would get back together at the end of the week and brief each other as to what had gone on.
I try to absorb all types of style and design. I don't try and restrict my thinking. I enjoy the old and the new. You need that broad perspective to create something different.
When I meet celebrities, I have to know what they are like and only then can I design. The clothes have to fit their personality.
I think a lot of people overlook the importance of the menu as a marketing tool and a way of communicating to the customer what the ambition of their restaurant is. Not only the typeface and the design, but what is it printed on? Is it cheap-looking?...
I love the idea of couture and its emphasis on creation. There's where I made my name - in design - and there's where I'd like to stay.
The interesting thing is when we design and architect a server, we don't design it for Windows or Linux, we design it for both. We don't really care, as long as we're selling the one the customer wants.
Uniqlo as a company has always developed new fabrics and is always trying to be innovative. The design is simple, so the fabric is important.
