“One is never over-dressed or underdressed with a Little Black Dress.”

“Luxury is the ease of a t-shirt in a very expensive dress.”

“The woman is the most perfect doll that i have dressed with delight and admiration.”

“There will never be a chanel collection without black”

“I'm open to everything. When you start to criticize the times you live in, your time is over.”

“I had an interview once with some German journalist—some horrible, ugly woman. It was in the early days after the communists—maybe a week after—and she wore a yellow sweater that was kind of see-through. She had huge tits and a huge black bra, and she said to me, ‘It’s impolite; remove your glasses.’ I said, ‘Do I ask you to remove your bra?”

“I'm never content with what I do. I live in a sort of permanent dissatisfaction. I think that's the secret to doing things well.”