My weakness ... is architecture. I think of my work as ephemeral architecture, dedicated to the beauty of the female body.

Elegance must be the right combination of distinction, naturalness, care and simplicity. Outside this, believe me, there is no elegance. Only pretension.

Individuality will always be one of the conditions of real elegance

After women, flowers are the most lovely thing God has given the world.

Simplicity, good taste and grooming are the three fundamentals of good dressing and these do not cost money.

Deep in every heart slumbers a dream and the couturier knows it: every woman is a princess

A dress is a piece of ephemeral architecture, designed to enhance the proportions of the female body.

Real elegance is everywhere, especially in the things that don't show.

By being natural and sincere, one often can create revolutions without having sought them.

My dream? To make women happier and more beautiful.

Real woman should be capricious.

Cool down and think.

in dreams it is often the case that the greatest extravagances seem bereft of their power to astonish and the most improbable chimeras seem commonplace.

All stereotypes turn out to be true. This is a horrifying thing about life. All those things you fought against as a youth: you begin to realize they're stereotypes because they're true.

Dressing is like modelling - you can constantly adapt.

I suppose it's part of being a good politician to be able to spot the most important men in any group without outside assistance.

Every single person you meet, look at them like a golden million dollar baby.

I think speeches and fruit should always be fresh.

Never praise a sister to a sister, in the hope of your compliments reaching the proper ears.

I'm destined to live and say things.

There is a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance.