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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. "

Olivier Theyskens

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" I could live naked... I love it. "

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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 specific project or taking care of their environment and making an amazing store. "

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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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" 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, something that doesn't make you look like you dress like a grandpa. "

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

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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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" I'm kind of obsessed with cool girls. "

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

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" When I was young, watching historical movies made me feel absolutely sublime. But the first few times I visited costume museums, I was really disappointed because it was not at the level I saw in movies. It was not the level of the image I'd imagined. "

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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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" Today there are more things you can wear for the same occasions. I still like this idea of the perfect suit, and I always love tailoring, but today you can have more things for this type of situation, clothes that have class and that are mixable, and that are super well cut. "

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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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" If you are a girl dressing up in the morning thinking about the whole world having a point of view on what you are wearing, it takes the pleasure out of getting dressed. "

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

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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 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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" 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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" 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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" Even during the golden age of fashion, you had haute couture houses where the designers didn't have money. "

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

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

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

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

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