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" I am not a designer that buys vintage to be inspired. "
Olivier Theyskens
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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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" 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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" As a designer, I'm not a guy that can be put in a niche. "
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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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" I like to be lazy. I do like to be busy and really active, but when that's done, you can be sure I will be a lazy boy. I like to take time and relax and enjoy life. "
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" People who don't know me sometimes call me 'Mademoiselle.' "
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" We always see the point of an iceberg. So I've always accepted the idea that people - they don't necessarily know everything I am. "
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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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" 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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" In fashion, we don't often know the prices. We don't have time to go into the stores. "
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" My sense of designing is a mix of intuition and intellectual control. "
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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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" 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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" I haven't made many wedding dresses. It's a dress very, very important for the girl; it's important to know the person, I believe, but at the same time it should be a shock to the person - the person should be shocked to be suddenly revealed. That's the work of a designer sometimes, to propose an ID of look. "
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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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" Personality is so important - when you dress somebody for a big party, it is good to feel that the person has an ease and naturalness with what she is wearing. "
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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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" Personally, I have had sometimes moments where I thought my idea behind the idea of a collection - the concept maybe - something that we don't see at the end on the catwalk, I think the way it was, the genesis in my mind, was probably artistic, an artistic approach. "
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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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" 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 didn't understand the advantages of staying active until I was about 27. "
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" I feel super lucky to be living in New York. I love the city, I love the energy. I always loved it. I had pictures of New York in my bedroom when I was young. "
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" Our eyes reflect light. Better that the lips are more like a rose petal. "
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