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Fashion can be this mysterious thing that you can't explain.

Fashion only seems to make sense if it's rooted in some dimension of history or if it feels like a continuation of an idea.

The fire was followed by a period of grieving and then by an incredible lightness, freedom, and mobility.

Fashion is an expression of a time, of a place, of history. It's putting things into context.

To me, fashion is like a mirror. It's a reflection of the times. And if it doesn't reflect the times, it's not fashion. Because people aren't gonna be wearing it.

With its fluctuating forms and needless decoration, fashion epitomizes the supposedly unproductive waste that inspired 20th-century technocrats to dream of central planning. It exists for no good reason. But that's practically a definition of art.

If fashion has a political significance, it is probably culturally, as a camouflage.

Fashion is a weapon that you can use when you need it.

Like the firm handshake and looking people straight in the eye, the blazer had originally been a symbol of trust. Because of this, it had been purloined by the less-than-trustworthy and became their preferred disguise.

Fashion takes its inspiration from society and everyday life, which is the same for everyone, and this is perhaps the reason why certain elements recur.