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Olivier Theyskens Quotes

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.

– Olivier Theyskens

The aim of being a good designer is to have an influence. If you design furniture or lifestyle, you should influence the way people evolve globally. It’s good to have an influence.

– Olivier Theyskens

My sense of designing is a mix of intuition and intellectual control.

– Olivier Theyskens

What is sure is that the satellite view of our world and its evolution is now a common reality.

– Olivier Theyskens

Personally, I have had sometimes moments where I thought my idea behind the idea of a collection – the concept maybe – something that we don’t see at the end on the catwalk, I think the way it was, the genesis in my mind, was probably artistic, an artistic approach.

– Olivier Theyskens

Our eyes reflect light. Better that the lips are more like a rose petal.

– Olivier Theyskens

When Princess Diana got married, I was a very little kid, I think. I remember her dress, and I found the dress amazing when I was a kid.

– Olivier Theyskens

My first collection was made from sheets that my grandmother, who lived in Normandy, had been collecting for a long time. There are a lot of flea markets in that part of France, and she knew what I liked.

– Olivier Theyskens

I am interested in the idea of ‘taste.’ And by ‘taste,’ I mean opinion, inspiration and the craft of creating a personality through fabric and design.

– Olivier Theyskens

I’ve admired historical clothes like Victorian gowns since I was a child, and it’s what motivated me to go into fashion.

– Olivier Theyskens

Art is the way people see things, and I think it’s great when individuals can find in fashion something they truly believe is artistic.

– Olivier Theyskens

In fashion, we don’t often know the prices. We don’t have time to go into the stores.

– Olivier Theyskens

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.

– Olivier Theyskens

What is funny is when you do a futuristic movie, you immediately get to be fashionable because you’re creating something that doesn’t exist.

– Olivier Theyskens

I really hated school. I had the feeling I was losing a lot of time.

– Olivier Theyskens

I don’t think couture will die. But it should have no pretension that it will conquer the world. It’s not something that will disappear because all you need is a thread and a needle to start making something couture.

– Olivier Theyskens

Personally, I am not so affected by my environment. What I build in the creative process is not necessarily connected to what I am physically in contact with. I am always observing everything, but it will not necessarily have a direct impact on what I do.

– Olivier Theyskens

I didn’t understand the advantages of staying active until I was about 27.

– Olivier Theyskens

Today there are more things you can wear for the same occasions. I still like this idea of the perfect suit, and I always love tailoring, but today you can have more things for this type of situation, clothes that have class and that are mixable, and that are super well cut.

– Olivier Theyskens

I’m kind of obsessed with cool girls.

– Olivier Theyskens

The only shoes that look futuristic are Crocs, but they would be terrible to use in a futuristic movie.

– Olivier Theyskens

A black dress is beautiful! It’s a good choice. It could be the wrong choice at certain events or situations, but it’s very rare that you see a girl who looks bad in a black dress.

– Olivier Theyskens

I could live naked… I love it.

– Olivier Theyskens

When I was very young, I wanted to be a girl. I was jealous that girls got to be princesses and wear skirts. It tormented me. When I was 6, I even heard that you could change your sex, and I was very intrigued until the moment I realized that if I changed into a girl, I would be an ugly girl, and this is the last thing I wanted to be.

– Olivier Theyskens

I haven’t made many wedding dresses. It’s a dress very, very important for the girl; it’s important to know the person, I believe, but at the same time it should be a shock to the person – the person should be shocked to be suddenly revealed. That’s the work of a designer sometimes, to propose an ID of look.

– Olivier Theyskens

I always like to preserve my freedom. I’ve never really been attached to any place; that’s probably why I kept moving. I like to evolve.

– Olivier Theyskens