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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.

Olivier Theyskens

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.

Olivier Theyskens

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.

Olivier Theyskens

I don't think couture will die. But it should have no pretension that it will conquer the world. It's not something that will disappear because all you need is a thread and a needle to start making something couture.

Olivier Theyskens

People who don't know me sometimes call me 'Mademoiselle.'

Olivier Theyskens

I haven't made many wedding dresses. It's a dress very, very important for the girl; it's important to know the person, I believe, but at the same time it should be a shock to the person - the person should be shocked to be suddenly revealed. That's the work of a designer sometimes, to propose an ID of look.

Olivier Theyskens

My mother loved fashion and always had a great aesthetic. But she also considered the cost of it, with the kids, that it wasn't something to allow herself.

Olivier Theyskens

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.

Olivier Theyskens

When I started at Ricci, I did street wear for very cool, young girls, but the price point was for the fourth floor of Bergdorf Goodman next to Carolina Herrera. My cool girls cannot afford it.

Olivier Theyskens

It's interesting for me because in my work, a lot of times, I like to scrutinize the clothes and think what's going to make them look dated, and I do the same with vintage. In vintage, you want something unique and different, but at the same time, something that doesn't make you look like you dress like a grandpa.

Olivier Theyskens

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

Olivier Theyskens

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.

Olivier Theyskens

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

Olivier Theyskens

I could live naked... I love it.

Olivier Theyskens

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.

Olivier Theyskens

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.

Olivier Theyskens

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

Olivier Theyskens

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

Olivier Theyskens

When I was very young, I wanted to be a girl. I was jealous that girls got to be princesses and wear skirts. It tormented me. When I was 6, I even heard that you could change your sex, and I was very intrigued until the moment I realized that if I changed into a girl, I would be an ugly girl, and this is the last thing I wanted to be.

Olivier Theyskens

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.

Olivier Theyskens

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

Olivier Theyskens

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.

Olivier Theyskens

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.

Olivier Theyskens

Even during the golden age of fashion, you had haute couture houses where the designers didn't have money.

Olivier Theyskens

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.

Olivier Theyskens