I spend my time backstage at the Lanvin shows, and when I come out at the end, all I see are people's eyes.

I don't like perfection - I think it's dangerous. There is nothing after perfection.

A fragrance is a veritable story, told and explained in scent, in notes, in impressions. It's a score based on the emotions of each instant, a captivating music of the senses.

Run away from laziness; work hard. Touch intuition and listen to the heart, not marketing directors. Dream.

Elegant is not what you wear, and it's not about how you wear it, but it's more about who you are.

Fashion is not about before, it’s not about after, it’s about now

When a woman's clothes are in harmony with her emotions, she shines from within.

Pure, intense emotions. It's not about design. It's about feelings.

If you change a woman's look, you change her persona.

It was not the story of design or clothes, it was the fantasy of women that made me want to work in fashion.

Fashion is like a fruit, you couldn't eat it a day before and you can't eat it a day after; it's just about today

Anyone who thinks must think of the next war as they would of suicide.

Beliefs are collars to which leashes can be attached

If God has allowed me to earn so much money, it is because He knows I give it all away.

Lamb is such a beautiful thing.

I may have had a tough break, but I have an awful lot to live for.

When you are 20 years old, you are immature.

On this earth, though far and near, without love, there's only fear.

Hahnji, mister, you must be patient. Before you can name that corner, our future must become past.

All your life you compare and contrast, explore and search. But knowing yourself well is, well, elusive.