I Take Life As It

When I First Started To Do Fashion Shows I Didn't Have The Budget To Hire Top Models So I Would Cast Women Who Inspired Me, And Ask Them To Walk How They Walked. I Was Doing A Mise En Scène, Which For Me Was Normal. I Love For People To See My Clothes, But It Was More About The Attitude Of The Girls. The Revues Of The Late 19th Century/early 20th Century Were Very Much A Reflection Of What Was Happening In Society And Politics, And For Me That Is Also The Role Of The Fashion Designer.

I Like The Dynamism And The Joy Cabare Creates. I Have Always Taken My Job Very Seriously, But Have Always Liked To Have Fun, To Play. I Like Tradition And Classicism But I Have Always Liked To Mix It Up, Even If It Shocks At Times.

It's Good That There Is More Support Of Diversity But There Is Still A Lot Of Resistance. I Never Saw It As Fighting For A Cause, Though, For Me It Was Spontaneous, I Was Doing What Felt Natural To Me. I Felt A Part Of It. I Have Always Been Attracted To What Is New, Interesting, Funny, Creative, The Good Things That Were Happening At That Time In The World.

I'm Still Astounded By Some People's Reaction To Things I Consider Quite Normal.

Sometimes I Have Chosen To See Films Just By Their Posters.