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" By the way, Marilyn Monroe was a size 14. "

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" I'd rather look to the future than to the past. "

" Clothing has been called intimate architecture. We want to go beyond that. "

" One of my assistants found this old German machine. It was originally used to make underwear. Like Chanel, who started with underwear fabric - jerseys - we used the machine that made underwear to make something else. "

" Design is not for philosophy it's for life. "

" Clothes should fit comfortably - not too tightly - so that you have space to move in and think freely. "

" I am always looking to the future of making things. "

" I started to work with cotton fabrics. I used cotton because it's easy to work with, to wash, to take care of, to wear if it's warm or cold. It's great. That was the start. "

" Most of us feel some kind of uncertainty, with the population increasing and resources decreasing. We have to face these issues. "

" Designers must be increasingly sensitive to our Earth's dwindling resources. It is our responsibility. "

" Our goals must be to find new, environmentally-friendly ways by which to continue the art of creation, to utilize our valuable human skills, and to make things that will bring joy. "

" I always wanted to create clothing that was universal - easy to wear, to care for, and that was also beautiful. As such, I became interested in polyester, and its potential, from the beginning of my career. "

" Paris is an old and traditional place; it needs new blood. "

" I've never been involved in any kind of political movement. "

" If Mr. Obama could walk across the Peace Bridge in Hiroshima - whose balustrades were designed by the Japanese-American sculptor Isamu Noguchi as a reminder both of his ties to East and West and of what humans do to one another out of hatred - it would be both a real and a symbolic step toward creating a world that knows no fear of nuclear threat. "

" My touchstone started out being - and is still - exploring the ways by which to make clothing from a single piece of cloth. "

" Clothing is the closest thing to all humans. "

" Of course there are many ways we can reuse something. We can dye it. We can cut it. We can change the buttons. Those are other ways to make it alive. But this is a new step to use anything - hats, socks, shirts. It's the first step in the process. "

" I suppose there are many, but I cannot imagine ever having a more perfect collaboration than that which Penn-san and I shared. It was based upon mutual trust, respect, and a desire to have our own work pushed to new places. And it always resulted in delight. "

" My design is no design. "

" When I close my eyes, I still see things no one should ever experience: a bright red light, the black cloud soon after, people running in every direction trying desperately to escape - I remember it all. "

" A great thing happening now in art is that artists are using the figure, the body, clothing, life. "

" Think of things that can be created, not destroyed, and that bring beauty and joy. "

" With imagination and personal creativity, people who sew can design the way they look to suit themselves. "

" Even when I work with computers, with high technology, I always try to put in the touch of the hand. "

" Many people will say, well, clothes should be worn; but I think people can look at them in public, like seeing a film. I think museum exhibitions are very important. "

" Design is a vital component to the enrichment of our everyday lives. Japan has a very rich history and culture of design, and I feel it is a very important dialogue to open and keep evolving. "

" I do not create a fashionable aesthetic... I create a style based on life. "

" Boys have been wearing skirts for some time now. My three assistants wear mini skirts. They come to work on their motorcycles wearing mini skirts. The French saw the idea on the streets and have done it in better fabrics, and now everyone says, 'Ah!' "

" In the past, art was admired and revered from afar. Today, there is more of an interactive relationship between the art and the person who admires it. "

" Technology allows us to do many things, but it is always important to combine it with traditional handcrafts and, in fact, use technology to replicate dying arts so that they are not lost. "