Olivier Theyskens

I see the city as an organism, shaped through time by the little humans having habits and doing millions of stuff in and out of it.

We always see the point of an iceberg. So I've always accepted the idea that people - they don't necessarily know everything I am.

As a designer, I'm not a guy that can be put in a niche.

I like to be lazy. I do like to be busy and really active, but when that's done, you can be sure I will be a lazy boy. I like to take time and relax and enjoy life.

Historical costumes from the 18th and 19th centuries look so complicated, but when you see the patterns, it's very systematic. I've always been impressed by how the patterns economize the fabric.

When I was young, watching historical movies made me feel absolutely sublime. But the first few times I visited costume museums, I was really disappointed because it was not at the level I saw in movies. It was not the level of the image I'd imagined.