Nicolas Ghesquiere Quotes

I design for the working girl.

Women are all the same; we want to be smaller in the waist, longer legs, slimmer. I design for women and their defects, to make them better.

I always tried to design something new and of the moment. The idea was not to make something that would last, but to make something a woman could really wear when she needed it, like a good friend.

Each season I strive to design a forward-thinking and effortless collection with a very clean minimalist aesthetic.

I don't want to make a record like in the '50s or the '60s or the '70s. I want to make a record like today, that's right now.

I come from a different era and I design clothes for our era. I think of people I want to dress when I design.

I don't design for myself. I design something keeping in mind that it has to please a lot of women.

Initially, it was the unpractical in fashion that brought me to design my own line. I felt that it was much more attractive to cut clothes with respect for the living, three-dimensional body rather than to cover the body with decorative ideas.

Many, many times I find that whatever is looking good on the screen doesn't always look or feel good on the body. So who do we design for - do we design for the screen, or do we design for women?

I design for myself and the first question I ask is, 'Would I wear it?'

I don't particularly follow the Bauhaus school of design, where you make everything into a black box - simplify it.

In regards to being a fashion aficionado, there's a certain amount of taking yourself seriously in the professional world. The self-effacing person can't completely go down the serious road. But I design, and love when things are beautiful.

For contemporary fashion, I'm a huge fan of so many of the people out there. I think Azzedine Alaia holds up through three generations of very specific, beautiful design. I think Jean Paul Gaultier also is very interesting with a long span.

In fashion design, you can divide people into two groups. You have people who come with an aesthetic that is there forever, even if it evolves. Then you have people I call 'jumpers.' One season it can be this; the next season it's completely something else. I always knew I am more of a jumper.

Growing up, Guess always had these amazing billboards and cool affordable clothing. I wore it then, and I still wear it now! It's come full-circle. When I design the clothes, I have a very good team around me, showing me different pieces and cuts.

I design for the woman who loves being a woman.

I never like to think that I design for a particular person. I design for the woman I wanted to be, the woman I used to be, and - to some degree - the woman I'm still a little piece of.

Women have their own strengths, like fashion. In technology, we can contribute in a big way in terms of the design of the user interface.

I have always had an interest in fashion and design and I appreciate style and timelessness within my footwear and accessories both on and off the court.

Driven to design by what she refers to as the lack of glamour in the industry, Bar Or creates for the modern woman who is a fashion risk-taker, one who is confident and, perhaps, has a larger than life personality.

There is always going to be that luxury customer out there. I have clients who buy $10,000 dresses and clients who buy $60 dresses. It's not so much about the money. Design is a mentality.

I tell myself that I created the wardrobe of the contemporary woman, that I participated in the transformation of my times.

I love minimalistic jewellery with a contemporary touch.

My design philosophy is to make women feel like peacocks.

In fashion, people are very focused on the future, but I really love to talk about the present.