The great thing about American women is their energy and the way they love to dress. French women don't really dress; they are too conservative, as it's always a question of money. In America, women are powerful and strong, determined. If they want to be an object, they choose to be in control.
I'm still astounded by some people's reaction to things I consider quite normal.
I start each collection thinking how I can refresh my classics.
Always my collections are made of different influences.
I have loved corsets since I was small. When I was a child, my grandmother took me to an exhibition, and they had a corset on display. I loved the flesh color, the salmon satin, the lace.
The shock of the way I mix patterns and fabrics can be disconcerting, but what I am trying to do is provoke new ideas about how pieces can be put together in different ways. I think this is a more modern way to wear clothes that in themselves are fairly classic.
My eccentricity became direction.
You see me, I wanted to be fashion designer. I became fashion designer. So I think that everything is possible.
People are fed up with something when it becomes more and more popular.
I would like to say to people, open your eyes and find beauty where you normally don't expect it.
Sometimes I have chosen to see films just by their posters.
I've always felt more at home in the UK than in France.
