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

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

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

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.'