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I'm shy, but not on a one-to-one basis. Over the years, I have become acclimatised to a bit of publicity.

My mother was a cleaning lady all her life.

What I've been conscious of, from the beginning is that I can't be Jil Sander.

I'd like to see fashion slow down a bit. What freaks me out about fashion today is the speed - the speed of consuming, the speed of ideas. When fashion moves so fast, it takes away something I always loved, which is the idea that fashion should be slightly elusive. Hard to grasp, hard to find.

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My point of view is that if I love a certain kind of beauty, I want more of that beauty. I don't need 200 different beauties.

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My inspiration is endless; I can't define it. It is a constant flow and evolution. In general, I'm taking it from everywhere. People get nervous when they walk with me, as I'll see something and suddenly have to text it to myself.

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My ideas for the next collection always happen a couple of months before the show. I have learned to shut up and not bother my assistants with it.

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I am somebody who focuses on a dialogue between generations - that's the drive of my work. I believe the young generation take the power; they'll take over at one point, but the older generation, they'll push it away only because of the fear. I'm the opposite; I'm curious.

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I'm fascinated by the way Diane Arbus saw things. She came from this fashion background and then twisted it.

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You can instantly spot a Chanel woman, so I want to develop the Dior woman.

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