I Take Life As It Happens. And

I Was Lucky To Have Parents Who Loved Me.

When I First Started To Do Fashion Shows I Didn't Have The Budget To Hire Top Models So I Would Cast Women Who Inspired Me, And Ask Them To Walk How They Walked. I Was Doing A Mise En Scène, Which For Me Was Normal. I Love For People To See My Clothes, But It Was More About The Attitude Of The Girls. The Revues Of The Late 19th Century/early 20th Century Were Very Much A Reflection Of What Was Happening In Society And Politics, And For Me That Is Also The Role Of The Fashion Designer.

I Like The Dynamism And The Joy Cabare Creates. I Have Always Taken My Job Very Seriously, But Have Always Liked To Have Fun, To Play. I Like Tradition And Classicism But I Have Always Liked To Mix It Up, Even If It Shocks At Times.

People Are So Codified - It's Sad.

People Think That Everyone Wears Black In France; In Fact They All Wear Grey.