Stephane Rolland Quotes

I started collecting couture when I was about 10 or 11 years old, and the very first piece I bought was a Balenciaga suit from 1962.

I love Chanel. Chanel, Chanel, Chanel, Chanel!

Today couture has to be expensive, but it shouldn’t look expensive.

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.

I love Yves Saint Laurent and Giambattista Valli and Givenchy, and I get given quite a lot, but perhaps nothing is as wonderful as the white fake leather trench coat I got when I was 15.

I even do my ready-to-wear samples like couture.

I just think it's great to show a gown that's $8,000 and a shoe that's, like, $25 - but still look fabulous together.

After all, it's very important for any big-name designer to have a couture range. I leave the ready-to-wear to my partner and team.

I love Yves Saint Laurent. I love Chanel. And Versace! Such beautiful gowns!

I love De la Renta. I love CoSTUME National; I think they're just incredible. And I love Marc Jacobs, too - they're also great, just a great brand.

I buy Dries van Noten shoes. I love his clothes, too.

I love Prada shirts because they're so decorative and figure-hugging, but I also like Reiss shirts because they're clean, simple and look as if they've come off the peg from a design house.

I love Alexander Wang!

Peter Som is one of my favorite designers. I love his clothes so much.

I love designer stuff but like it will only be like, on a whim. I love Alexander Wang so much, but it's expensive.

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

Topshop is one of my favourite shops, and I love shoes by Giuseppe Zanotti. There's a graduate fashion designer called Kate Falcus who makes me beautiful commissioned pieces - one of my favourites was the white Glastonbury dress she made me with the puffy skirt.

I really love Paul Smith. And Chrome Hearts. They make the most beautiful, high-end leather and outerwear and jewelry you've ever seen. But I'm not a big fan of shopping. I certainly am a fan of clothes and especially people that put time into the construction of them.

I love cashmere. For casual, I like Juicy Couture. I love the beading in Badgley Mischka. I like Dolce & Gabbana. There's such a lot to choose from.

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

I love Comme des Garcons. I think everything she touches is almost like gold. And she does it so quietly. No branding.

Chanel is a very important vendor for Neiman Marcus. My favorite thing is the way they finish off the hems on dresses and jackets.

All I ever aim to do is make beautiful evening wear.

You work around a body and adapt the clothes to your own customer, and this is the interesting part. This is why the haute couture exists: because in ready-to-wear, you have not too much fitting.

I love Karl Lagerfield. Riccardo Tisci - I love his work.