Real elegance is everywhere – especially in the things that don’t show.

From his very first works, it was clear that Henri Sauguet would bring spontaneity, romance, and a nonacademic approach back to modern music.

A country, a style or an epoch are interesting only for the idea behind them.

We were emerging from the period of war, of uniforms, of women-soldiers built like boxers. I drew women-flowers, soft shoulders, fine waists like liana and wide skirts like corolla.

Without foundations, there can be no fashion.

My dream is to save women from nature.

Haute couture is like an orchestra, for which only Balenciaga is the conductor. The rest of us are just musicians, following the directions he gives us.

White is pure and simple and matches with everything.

You can wear black at any time. You can wear it at any age. You may wear it for almost any occasion; a 'little black frock' is essential to a woman's wardrobe.

All I required to be happy was friendship and people I could admire.