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" Fashion is not art. Never. "
Jean Paul Gaultier
Art
Never
Fashion
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" The great thing about American women is their energy and the way they love to dress. French women don't really dress; they are too conservative, as it's always a question of money. In America, women are powerful and strong, determined. If they want to be an object, they choose to be in control. "
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" In France, history is paralyzing. "
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" I was lucky to have parents who loved me. "
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" My clothes have always been expensive. Even though I have had a few lower-priced lines over the years, little by little everything I do tends toward the luxury market. "
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" Always my collections are made of different influences. "
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" People are fed up with something when it becomes more and more popular. "
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" Clothes are expensive. You have to buy them, and to buy them, you have to believe in them. "
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" I start each collection thinking how I can refresh my classics. "
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" I'm still astounded by some people's reaction to things I consider quite normal. "
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" It is beautiful to be what you are. "
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" When I started in fashion, I had already adopted the sailor-striped sweater as my uniform; that way, I wouldn't have to drive myself crazy trying to figure out what to wear. "
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" I would like to say to people, open your eyes and find beauty where you normally don't expect it. "
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" People think that everyone wears black in France; in fact they all wear grey. "
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" You see me, I wanted to be fashion designer. I became fashion designer. So I think that everything is possible. "
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" I don't like dreams or reality. I like when dreams become reality because that is my life. "
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" I have loved corsets since I was small. When I was a child, my grandmother took me to an exhibition, and they had a corset on display. I loved the flesh color, the salmon satin, the lace. "
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" I've always felt more at home in the UK than in France. "
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" Sometimes I have chosen to see films just by their posters. "
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" Doing fashion drawings was the only way I had to express myself when I was a teenager. "
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" The shock of the way I mix patterns and fabrics can be disconcerting, but what I am trying to do is provoke new ideas about how pieces can be put together in different ways. I think this is a more modern way to wear clothes that in themselves are fairly classic. "
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" My eccentricity became direction. "
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" If it's too fashiony, it's not interesting to me. "
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Me
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" I don't know exactly what is my impact, but I can say I am doing fashion my own way. "
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