Raf Simons Quotes

Color-blocking two bold shades feels so modern.

Roberto Cavalli is a great designer. The Just Cavalli brand is very sexy, young and cool. Each collection is very contemporary and colourful; it is clearly for the younger generation who wants to have a trendy look. It's the first fragrance that I have ever done, so it's a huge honour!

The hands of Yves Saint Laurent are something really important - two real characters on their own.

I always wear rings and cuffs from Made Her Think because designer Meredith Kahn is my friend and is one of my fashion idols. Everything she creates is really fresh.

I just feel the traditional runway format is old-fashioned.

When I was a baby, I wore my mom's Chanel pumps - to be able to say that I work with Karl Lagerfeld is a dream come true.

I'm influenced a lot by Chanel and by what Karl Lagerfeld has done.

I think Calvin [Klein] is a minimalist.

I worked a lot with Nick Knight and John Galliano when John was at Dior. He also made my wedding dress. He'll always hold a special place; I have most of my memorable, iconic moments in fashion with him.

Karl Lagerfeld never touched a pair of scissors in his life.

All the drawings and sketches and clothes of Yves Saint Laurent in the '70s were so colorful, so bright.

I love Ralph Lauren, just as a designer. I still think he could make some better sizes with his clothes, but I like the idea of his classic American style.

In my opinion, Christian Dior was never, ever theatre.

I'm always fetishizing the French woman and French taste and style. My assistant will make fun of me because every time we're picking the direction of a collection, I say the same thing: 'I want it to be really French.'

The worlds of art and fashion have always been very intertwined at Dior. Francois-Xavier Lalanne and his wife, Claude, for instance, did windows for Monsieur Dior. Dior himself was a gallerist before becoming the revolutionary fashion designer we all know.

I see myself as a true modernist. Even when I do a traditional gown, I give it a modern twist. I go to the past for research. I need to know what came before so I can break the rules.

For me, one of the biggest designers is Azzedine Alaia. Everything he is doing is fantastic.

I absolutely adore Alessandra Rich, I think her dresses are stunning and she really knows how to cut and dress the female shape. Her stuff is really beautiful, stylish and a little bit quirky. I love it all!

I actually started my career interning at Perry Ellis and got to work with Marc Jacobs.

I'm quite low-key - Isabel Marant is one of my favourite designers.

My clothes are built to show off the woman who wears them. I like them to be simple... to move well, to move with the times and a little ahead of the times.

I love Karl Lagerfeld. I worship him. I was brought up in Paris, and my mum used to wear a lot of Chanel. I love the brand.

My dresses are designed to win, so going through it, I think about, what do I want to represent? So, definitely, Vera Wang has been an inspiration for me.

I love Simone Rocha. I just think she's really clever.

In my personal life, I'm a huge fan of Carolina Herrera. I just think her stuff is timeless and classic.