Acknowledge The Elegance Of Simplicity.

Remember That, In The End, The Customer Doesn't Know, Or Care, If You Are Small Or Large As An Organization - She Or He Only Focuses On The Garment Hanging On The Rail In The Store.

When I Go On My Boat Or To My Vacation Houses, Where I Still Unfortunately Spend Very Little Time, I Don't Go With The Celebrities I Know But With A Close Group Of Friends And People Who Have Worked With Me For A Long Time.

Clean Lines Have Always Been Important To Me, Both In Terms Of Interiors As Well As Fashion. For Interiors, I Am More Interested In Textures And Surface Treatments Than Bold Color Or Print - The Vein On A Wood Or The Shine On A Lacquer, For Example. I Know Immediately When Something Isn't Working - Usually It's A Question Of Consistency - And I Make Instantaneous Decisions On How To Remedy The Situation.

My Success Was Also Owed To Career Women Who Maybe Had Big Legs Or Ample Thighs, Who Felt Well-protected By My Fluid Clothing That Hid Their Flaws.

From The Elitism Of Luxury To The Democracy Of Beauty.