Olivier Theyskens Quotes

"What is sure is that the satellite view of our world and its evolution is now a common reality."

"We always see the point of an iceberg. So I've always accepted the idea that people - they don't necessarily know everything I am."

"I see the city as an organism, shaped through time by the little humans having habits and doing millions of stuff in and out of it."

"I feel super lucky to be living in New York. I love the city, I love the energy. I always loved it. I had pictures of New York in my bedroom when I was young."

"Our eyes reflect light. Better that the lips are more like a rose petal."

"Personally, I am not so affected by my environment. What I build in the creative process is not necessarily connected to what I am physically in contact with. I am always observing everything, but it will not necessarily have a direct impact on what I do."

"Today there are more things you can wear for the same occasions. I still like this idea of the perfect suit, and I always love tailoring, but today you can have more things for this type of situation, clothes that have class and that are mixable, and that are super well cut."

"The only shoes that look futuristic are Crocs, but they would be terrible to use in a futuristic movie."

"I'm kind of obsessed with cool girls."

"In fashion, we don't often know the prices. We don't have time to go into the stores."

"I didn't understand the advantages of staying active until I was about 27."

"I've admired historical clothes like Victorian gowns since I was a child, and it's what motivated me to go into fashion."

"Personally, I have had sometimes moments where I thought my idea behind the idea of a collection - the concept maybe - something that we don't see at the end on the catwalk, I think the way it was, the genesis in my mind, was probably artistic, an artistic approach."

"Art is the way people see things, and I think it's great when individuals can find in fashion something they truly believe is artistic."

"For a long time I have been thinking about affordable fashion - you can be disappointed when not so many people can wear your stuff."

"With couture, you feel obligated to design something modern each season, but with Theyskens Theory, I don't question anything. I'm thinking of what I'd like to wear."

"My sense of designing is a mix of intuition and intellectual control."

"I am interested in the idea of 'taste.' And by 'taste,' I mean opinion, inspiration and the craft of creating a personality through fabric and design."

"My first collection was made from sheets that my grandmother, who lived in Normandy, had been collecting for a long time. There are a lot of flea markets in that part of France, and she knew what I liked."

"A black dress is beautiful! It's a good choice. It could be the wrong choice at certain events or situations, but it's very rare that you see a girl who looks bad in a black dress."

"I rarely stay at home when I'm in New York. I'm always doing things. It brings you so much energy."

"I always like to preserve my freedom. I've never really been attached to any place; that's probably why I kept moving. I like to evolve."

"When other boys dreamt of going to the moon or becoming doctors, I wanted to be a designer."

"If you are a girl dressing up in the morning thinking about the whole world having a point of view on what you are wearing, it takes the pleasure out of getting dressed."

"I could live naked... I love it."

"When I was young, watching historical movies made me feel absolutely sublime. But the first few times I visited costume museums, I was really disappointed because it was not at the level I saw in movies. It was not the level of the image I'd imagined."

"Historical costumes from the 18th and 19th centuries look so complicated, but when you see the patterns, it's very systematic. I've always been impressed by how the patterns economize the fabric."

"The aim of being a good designer is to have an influence. If you design furniture or lifestyle, you should influence the way people evolve globally. It's good to have an influence."

"What is funny is when you do a futuristic movie, you immediately get to be fashionable because you're creating something that doesn't exist."

"I am not a designer that buys vintage to be inspired."