The most successful achievers in sports are people that are really driven and have that spirit of hunger.

The Dover Street Markets bring brands of all disciplines together to sell their products in an open atmosphere that, most importantly, incites creativity. They are, along with the 'Comme des Garcons' stores, usually located in areas off the beaten track.

I want to create a market where people from all walks of life can encounter each other in an atmosphere of beautiful chaos, the coming together of kindred souls.

The monsters I thought about are those that don't fit in - those who think differently from the majority, the people of exception, outsiders. I wish that society would place more importance and value on these kinds of monsters.

The main pillar of my activity is making clothes, but this can never be the perfect and only vehicle of expression.

I built my work from within instead of satisfying a demand for sexualised and ostentatious clothing.