I am somebody who focuses on a dialogue between generations - that's the drive of my work. I believe the young generation take the power; they'll take over at one point, but the older generation, they'll push it away only because of the fear. I'm the opposite; I'm curious.
— Raf Simons
My inspiration is endless; I can't define it. It is a constant flow and evolution. In general, I'm taking it from everywhere. People get nervous when they walk with me, as I'll see something and suddenly have to text it to myself.
In the nineties, it was common to see people who expressed themselves through one designer - the Jil Sander woman, the Martin Margiela woman. You saw her on the street, and you knew who she was.
I'm shy, but not on a one-to-one basis. Over the years, I have become acclimatised to a bit of publicity.
My dad only ever talked about two things: bicycles and Mercedes.
My point of view is that if I love a certain kind of beauty, I want more of that beauty. I don't need 200 different beauties.
What I've been conscious of, from the beginning is that I can't be Jil Sander.
My ideas for the next collection always happen a couple of months before the show. I have learned to shut up and not bother my assistants with it.
I'd like to see fashion slow down a bit. What freaks me out about fashion today is the speed - the speed of consuming, the speed of ideas. When fashion moves so fast, it takes away something I always loved, which is the idea that fashion should be slightly elusive. Hard to grasp, hard to find.
My mother was a cleaning lady all her life.
