Geoffrey Beene

Designis a revelation to me. It's like taking something that is not alive and giving it form, shape, substance, and life.

The greatest concubines in history knew that everything revealed with nothing concealed is a bore.

The influence of Paris, for instance, is now minimal. Yet a lot is written about Paris fashion.

I thank Marc Jacobs so much for giving me the opportunity to design a shoe for Louis Vuitton, but the thing that broke my heart most was when they said, 'You're finished. The shoe's finished.'

I would say that the majority of the people I work with are Swedish, very unknown producers and writers but so talented.