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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. "

Olivier Theyskens

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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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" 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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" 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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" 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. "

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

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" What is sure is that the satellite view of our world and its evolution is now a common reality. "

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

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" I always like to preserve my freedom. I've never really been attached to any place; that's probably why I kept moving. I like to evolve. "

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" When Princess Diana got married, I was a very little kid, I think. I remember her dress, and I found the dress amazing when I was a kid. "

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

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

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

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

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

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" Personally, I am not so affected by my environment. What I build in the creative process is not necessarily connected to what I am physically in contact with. I am always observing everything, but it will not necessarily have a direct impact on what I do. "

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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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" 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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" In fashion, we don't often know the prices. We don't have time to go into the stores. "

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" When other boys dreamt of going to the moon or becoming doctors, I wanted to be a designer. "

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