Olivier Theyskens

As a designer, I'm not a guy that can be put in a niche.

— Olivier Theyskens

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

— Olivier Theyskens

I am not a designer that buys vintage to be inspired.

— Olivier Theyskens

I could live naked... I love it.

— Olivier Theyskens

I'm kind of obsessed with cool girls.

— Olivier Theyskens

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

— Olivier Theyskens

What is sure is that the satellite view of our world and its evolution is now a common reality.

— Olivier Theyskens

I've admired historical clothes like Victorian gowns since I was a child, and it's what motivated me to go into fashion.

— Olivier Theyskens

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

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

— Olivier Theyskens

I am more used to seeing my work like a big collection, and only part of it is being shown.

— Olivier Theyskens

When the economy changes, it's not like you want to start eating bad-tasting chocolate.

— Olivier Theyskens

Personality is so important - when you dress somebody for a big party, it is good to feel that the person has…

— Olivier Theyskens

When Princess Diana got married, I was a very little kid, I think. I remember her dress, and I found the dress…

— Olivier Theyskens

My mother loved fashion and always had a great aesthetic. But she also considered the cost of it, with the kids, that…

— 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…

— Olivier Theyskens

When I was young, watching historical movies made me feel absolutely sublime. But the first few times I visited costume museums, I…

— 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…

— 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…

— Olivier Theyskens

A black dress is beautiful! It's a good choice. It could be the wrong choice at certain events or situations, but it's…

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The aim of being a good designer is to have an influence. If you design furniture or lifestyle, you should influence the…

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I love to see what they [Michelle Obama and Kate Middleton] wear but I am not interested. It’s not natural. If you…

— Olivier Theyskens

My mother loved fashion and always had a great aesthetic. But she also considered the cost of it, with the kids, that…

— Olivier Theyskens

Making clothes that everybody can wear is also something that stimulates me a lot, because I have this edgy, fashion-y part, but…

— Olivier Theyskens

I love to be in New York. And I think anybody who's a designer, who says they're doing an urban collection, thinks…

— Olivier Theyskens

I think the relationship is very tenuous between fashion and art. Many designers have built relationships with artists, which is not something…

— Olivier Theyskens

When I was very young, I wanted to be a girl. I was jealous that girls got to be princesses and wear…

— 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…

— Olivier Theyskens

Everything I have is ready to wear, but I have the ability to have different options within the same brand. I have…

— Olivier Theyskens

My sense of designing is a mix of intuition and intellectual control.

— Olivier Theyskens

I really hated school. I had the feeling I was losing a lot of time.

— Olivier Theyskens

Knitted fur is so modern and light, it makes this retro shape cool again.

— Olivier Theyskens

The only shoes that look futuristic are Crocs, but they would be terrible to use in a futuristic movie.

— Olivier Theyskens

Our eyes reflect light. Better that the lips are more like a rose petal.

— Olivier Theyskens

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

— Olivier Theyskens

When I started at [Nina] Ricci, I did street wear for very cool, young girls but the price point was for the…

— Olivier Theyskens

If you are a girl dressing up in the morning thinking about the whole world having a point of view on what…

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I don't think couture will die. But it should have no pretension that it will conquer the world. It's not something that…

— Olivier Theyskens

I would love, just once, to do costumes for a movie. I almost did some theater, but it is very different from…

— Olivier Theyskens