“Ma curiosité est insatiable, je vampirise l’air du temps.”

“Mon plus grand luxe est de n'avoir à me justifier auprès de personne.”

“La mode n'est ni morale, ni amorale, mais elle est faite pour remonter le moral.”

“These are fat mummies sitting with their bags of crisps in front of the television, saying that thin models are ugly. Fashion is about dreams and illusions, and no one wants to see round women.”

“For every book you buy, you should buy the time to read it.”

“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.”

“When people talk about the good old days, I say to people, 'It's not the days that are old, it's you that's old.' I hate the good old days. What is important is that today is good.”