Olivier Theyskens Quotes

Traditionally, those that work in fashion have always had the point of view that items made by hand have their own aura and are something special.

The detail that goes into couture stuff is insane. Everything is handmade - every sequin, every double stitch.

Couture has a power that ready-to-wear can never have; the attention of les petites mains as they sew; all that love and belief goes into the cloth. That's what you feel when you wear it.

I love the idea of couture and its emphasis on creation. There's where I made my name - in design - and there's where I'd like to stay.

I am very happy to design haute couture. It's a love story between couture and me.

It's couture. Everything has to be done by hand. That is most important. That is the crucial element. Without it, that is not couture anymore.

With Dior Haute Couture, the dream is already there.

The ultimate art form of fashion is couture. I completely geek out when it comes to couture. It shows fashion as it used to be. I don't know how many people can actually afford the clothes, but in a way, that's beside the point.

People wouldn't know this about me, but I adore ball gowns. I love their cut, their architecture and the thought of the hands of so many seamstresses working on them.

Yesterday morning I amused myself with an exercise of a talent I once possessed, but have so neglected that my performance might almost be called an experiment. I cut out a dress for one of the women.

I've always made my own clothes since I was a little girl. I was a terrible sewer, but I was always cutting and customising.

Clothes, thank God I can get them from designers.

I love fashion, I'm actually a pretty talented seamstress, so I can make stuff for myself, but that's really time-consuming.

I look for individuality in the artisans I work with for CoutureLab; a loving relationship with the product and care in the construction, along with the story behind it, make couture desirable to consumers looking for something that cannot be mass-produced.

In a machine age, dressmaking is one of the last refuges of the human, the personal, the inimitable.

I think everyone envisions me sitting at Alexandre's all day, picking out beautiful clothes from passing couturiers.

I've never tried to do couture, because it's a whole different beast.

Valentino made my day suit for the wedding of Paloma Picasso in Paris.

Dior Couture is like art - they are the art pieces of a fashion house. Each piece is unique and made by hand.

The problem with couture is not designers; it's what happens when the couturier will no longer be there.

Fashion is so mass-produced now; I hope there will come a refocus on how people see couture. And I would also hope for a new focus on the craft.

With couture, the great thing is that each piece has its own character, and you have space to explore and continue themes season after season.

Handmade things tend to be so expensive that only a small part of the population can afford them. And yet making things with hands is such an essential part of being human.

A queen does not wear clothes off the runways.

The couture is what a certain kind of clientele wears. But it's amusing to do because you do it piece by piece. It's another concept. It's much more work.