“For me, Chanel is like music. There are certain notes and you have to make another tune with them”

“Chanel is an institution, and you have to treat an institution like a whore – and then you get something out of her”

“Respect is not creative ... Chanel is an institution, and you have to treat an institution like a whore — and then you get something out of her.”

“There will never be a chanel collection without black”

“Fashion and music are the same, because music express its period too.”

“People who do a job that claims to be creative have to be alone to recharge their batteries. You can’t live 24 hours a day in the spotlight and remain creative. For people like me, solitude is a victory.”

“We need houses as we need clothes, architecture stimulates fashion. It’s like hunger and thirst — you need them both.”