30 Quotes by Nicolas Ghesquiere

Your priority has to be the creativity - and build a brand. That's what everybody did - Balenciaga, Dior, Saint Laurent. That's the smart thing to do.

I think the golden age of couture had some of the most incredible customers: women like Nan Kempner and all the icons.

What I find most interesting in fashion is that it has to reflect our time. You have to witness your own moment.

I grew up in a family that played golf, and my brother was much better than me, so I kind of put that aside. I had to be good at something other than golf.

In this work, you have to convince everyone all the time, at different levels, to support your dream. I learned you have to be confident in order to do that.

I do love science-fiction and horror movies.

I put pressure on myself to propose something new - I think it's the minimum that you can do as a fashion designer.

More than anything, I'm designing for a woman of today. I want to be a witness of my time.

For a long time, my uniform consisted of a trench coat, wide flared jeans, and little bottines - I copied a pair that my mother had in this theater place. I had, like, 10 pairs of the same shoes.