Sometimes I Have Chosen To

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.

People Are So Codified - It's Sad.

I Love Madonna. She Is The Only Woman I Have Asked To Marry Me. She Refused, Of Course.

To Show The Relativity Of What's Good Taste And What's Not Is Something I Like To Play With.

The Great Thing About American Women Is Their Energy And The Way They Love To Dress.