58 Quotes by Christian Lacroix

The Paris store Colette is successful because it's a filter for things that are made elsewhere. It's the kind of store France needs.

I wanted to go back to the beginning and to the codes of the house.

Ready-to-wear -- that means 'ready to wear'. Some people are doing couture during ready-to-wear (fashion week), others are putting up performances, we just come here with our little flowers.

For fifteen years I've had Swiss clients who tell me that it's a mystery how the French react to their own artists, especially the painters.

I've known for a long time, but I have only really taken it in this morning - and I think I will be shedding a tear by tonight,

But it seemed like the more we advanced, the more the future looked impossible, making us return to the more radical times in the past.

I never loved the world around me as it was.

If I was a fashion designer just following trends or designing for celebrities, I would not be fulfilled.

Perhaps I shouldn't have been influenced by the idea that my name could be spread across the entire world.