Couturier Quotes

I love Chanel.

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.

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

I'd love to work with Gaultier, and I'm obsessed with Vivienne Westwood.

We all know and we all perceive Christian Dior in a very specific way.

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.

I'm not a typical couturier, although I really respect them.

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

Haute couture is like an orchestra, for which only Balenciaga is the conductor. The rest of us are just musicians, following the directions he gives us.

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

To be a couture designer is not only to create dresses but to adapt your line to your private customers. It is why couture is expensive. You are like a doctor.

Designers are more like artistic directors now. Before, there wasn't this idea of supervising the artistic direction of the entire house. The old way was to think you could be this couturier or designer or stylist.