#designer

"The secret to modeling is not being perfect. What one needs is a face that people can identify in a second. You have to be given what’s needed by nature, and what’s needed is to bring something new."

"Fashion and music are the same, because music express its period too."

"I would like to be a one-man multinational fashion phenomenon."

"I like to reinvent myself — it’s part of my job."

"Success nullifies. You then have to do it again, preferably differently"

"I want everyone to wear what they want and mix it in their own way. That, to me, is what is modern."

"Don't look to the approval of others for your mental stability"

"Don’t overact the story of your name. Overact the story of your work."

"The elegance is as physical, as moral quality that has nothing common with the clothing. You can see a countrywoman more elegant than one so called elegant woman."

"For me, Chanel is like music. There are certain notes and you have to make another tune with them"

"Reinvent new combinations of what you already own. Improvise. Become more creative. Not because you have to, but because you want to. Evolution is the secret for the next step."

"Luxury is the ease of a t-shirt in a very expensive dress."

"When people want to be liked for what they did, they should stop."

"Don’t sacrifice yourself too much, because if you sacrifice too much there’s nothing else you can give and nobody will care for you."

"Chanel is an institution, and you have to treat an institution like a whore – and then you get something out of her"

"A respectable appearance is sufficient to make people more interested in your soul"

"Fashion is about going ahead, not about memory."

"I’m very much down to earth, just not this earth."

"Logos on designer clothes don't make me feel like I've got a strong personal brand. No clothes make the man. Even wearing no clothes I'm still me."

"The woman is the most perfect doll that i have dressed with delight and admiration."