Initially, it was the unpractical in fashion that brought me to design my own line. I felt that it was much more attractive to cut clothes with respect for the living, three-dimensional body rather than to cover the body with decorative ideas.

I think there is always a need for pure design. With pure design, you don't need so much decoration.

I sometimes feel that a pattern is almost a fashion statement in itself.

I have always loved clothes, and the opportunity to design my own line could not be missed. It's a dream job.

The '90s were extremely diverse, almost like a laboratory of the new century. There was much experimenting around, in politics, economics, gender and family structures, and also in fashion. There was a cloud of possibilities which kept us all dizzy.

I'd rather live on my own than live with a face that looks at me with the wrong eyes.