There are people I've worked with who have never understood how fashion works. They keep saying they love fashion, yet they've never actually grasped that this isn't yoghurt or a piece of furniture - products in the purest sense of the term.
— Nicolas Ghesquiere
Of course I live in my time, and I'm really curious. But, at the same time, I don't think it has a direct impact on my work.
What I find most interesting in fashion is that it has to reflect our time. You have to witness your own moment.
I promised myself: Before your 18th birthday, you're going to be at Jean Paul Gaultier. And it worked. I was hired.
Actually, I love golf clothes! I think this is the most interesting part of golf!
I think the golden age of couture had some of the most incredible customers: women like Nan Kempner and all the icons.
In terms of design, it's true the world has an influence. But, as a designer, you have to protect yourself. You have to look at the world and then forget it.
People used to define me as a futurist designer, but, you know, the future is now for me.
I'm always very stressed about making a new proposition every season. But in a way, it's a kind of addiction.
I grew up in a family that played golf, and my brother was much better than me, so I kind of put that aside. I had to be good at something other than golf.
Your priority has to be the creativity - and build a brand. That's what everybody did - Balenciaga, Dior, Saint Laurent. That's the smart thing to do.
In this work, you have to convince everyone all the time, at different levels, to support your dream. I learned you have to be confident in order to do that.
Never forget that what becomes timeless was once truly new.
With my designs and my ideas, I want to please myself first.