Fashion is always of the time in which you live. It is not something standing alone. But the grand problem, the most important problem, is to rejeuvenate women. To make women look young. Then their outlook changes. They feel more joyous. Dressing is a way of life. There are only three things I can do - make a dress, decorate a house, and entertain people. Give me time and I'll give you a revolution. A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.
Dressing is a way of life. I've always tried to push myself technically and to push myself visually. That's been part of the journey. I like the irony in my work. Never in my wildest dreams did I entertain the idea that I would become a fashion designer. I'm a fashion designer and people think, what do I know?
My relationships with producers or photographers - these are relationships that took years. Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening. For me, the summer will be pure gray - mother-of-pearl gray, very pale gray. To me, this is the big statement for summer. Then we have light blue, light turquoise, lots of pink. I like things simple. The difference between style and fashion is quality.
I didn't want to be a fashion designer, and for a good half of my career I didn't like it. I always wanted to do other things. Age and size are only numbers. It's the attitude you bring to clothes that make the difference. You have to stay true to your heritage; that's what your brand is about. Success isn't about the end result, it's about what you learn along the way. I am convinced that there can be luxury in simplicity.
