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" I'd love to wear the big pant, like I see on the street, or the blouson, but I'd look ridiculous. I'm not that shape. You must respect yourself. "

Hubert de Givenchy

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" It gives you a good feeling. Each year, you rediscover in a garden the magic of life. A flower arrives, and it is a miracle. The leaves fall in the autumn, and it looks fantastic. There is a tenderness about a garden, and you can't help but be sensitive to that. "

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" Balenciaga was my religion. Since I'm a believer, for me, there's Balenciaga, and the good Lord. "

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" When you are a designer, what's important is to be aware of things. Everything should lead to an idea, a line to follow, a movement. "

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" I had the fortune to evolve at a time when fashion was very important, and women dressed themselves very well. A woman who dressed very well also had a husband who would have beautiful collections of art and decorative objects. "

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" You have to know when to stop - that's wisdom. "

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" Each of my garments is something special in itself. You give all your energy to each piece, to each creation, and I have no favourite. I love all of them equally. "

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" As a student, I was more gifted in history and geography. Things like arithmetic were not my strength. "

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" A piece of material has a life. You must never upset it if you want the material to speak. "

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" Balenciaga taught me everything I know. He taught me to care for the details, that it was not necessary to sew on a button where it had no use or to add a flower to make a dress beautiful... no unnecessary detail. "

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" My mother was a beautiful lady, elegant, chic, and that was the biggest inspiration to me. "

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" I don't think I am avant-garde. I made a lot of creations and created harmony with my fabrics, but I was not like Balenciaga, for example, although he was, of course, a great inspiration. "

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" If I had to start over, I'll do the same thing: street clothes are the future; the client can choose two or three things and combine them as she wants. "

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" Encouragement helps you to go one step more, become better. "

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" Like in great painting and architecture, in couture, to make clothes you must eliminate, eliminate, eliminate to obtain the true sense of a line. You see, the more you add, the more you load on, the more it's mad. You must try to have just the silhouette, which is an intelligence in clothes. "

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" Life is like a book: one has to know when to turn the page. "

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" When I am designing, I keep in mind more the American woman than the French woman. "

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" Mine is one of the most beautiful professions in fashion: making others happy with an idea... I am happy because I did the job I dreamt of as a child. "

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" I didn't do any designs for 'My Fair Lady.' "

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" Clients become very attached to the fitter who they feel understands them. "

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" Fashion should evolve slowly, without any revolution. "

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" You never finish learning. "

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" I think all beautiful women have a clean look. They like things that are simple. "

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