Various different people have inspired me throughout my career. From Francis Bacon to Vassareli, Coco Chanel to Christian Dior, Cecil Beaton, musicians, architects... the list is endless.

Coincidence is important, the convergence of different ideas.

I have a responsibility to the people who work for me, the manufacturers I work with. There is no point to clothes that don't sell.

I make clothes people can wear; I don't make art.

For me, restrictions are not always negative. Restrictions can push creativity. I like restrictions.

People get this very romantic vision of a fashion designer who in one night makes 25 sketches and in the morning throws them on the table and there are a lot of women in white aprons with the pins on the lapel and they start to grab the sketches and... It's not like that.