72 Quotes by 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.

I see the city as an organism, shaped through time by the little humans having habits and doing millions of stuff in and out of it.

As a designer, I'm not a guy that can be put in a niche.

Even during the golden age of fashion, you had haute couture houses where the designers didn't have money.

For a long time I have been thinking about affordable fashion - you can be disappointed when not so many people can wear your stuff.

I am not a designer that buys vintage to be inspired.

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

I rarely stay at home when I'm in New York. I'm always doing things. It brings you so much energy.

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