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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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" 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. "

Olivier Theyskens

Process

I Am

Environment

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

Olivier Theyskens

You

Today

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

" I really hated school. I had the feeling I was losing a lot of time. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" A black dress is beautiful! It's a good choice. It could be the wrong choice at certain events or situations, but it's very rare that you see a girl who looks bad in a black dress. "

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

" I rarely stay at home when I'm in New York. I'm always doing things. It brings you so much energy. "

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

" 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. "

" I see the city as an organism, shaped through time by the little humans having habits and doing millions of stuff in and out of it. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" Even during the golden age of fashion, you had haute couture houses where the designers didn't have money. "

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

Olivier Theyskens

I Am

Inspired

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

" For a long time I have been thinking about affordable fashion - you can be disappointed when not so many people can wear your stuff. "

" 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. "

" I didn't understand the advantages of staying active until I was about 27. "