A wedding dress is both an intimate and personal for a woman - it must reflect the personality and style of the bride.

You feel very romantic when you're in a ball gown. Everyone should wear one once in a while.

I love books; my suitcases are always full of them. Books and shoes. I read when I am sad, when I am happy, when I am nervous. My favourite British author is Jane Austen, and my favourite American one is John O'Hara.

A man has to have sensibility, wit, mystery, tolerance, and strength... Romance also helps.

Most people travel with a good book, but I also keep my agenda with me; I'll flip through the pages and take a few moments to organize my life a little - I rarely get the time to do this normally.

Money doesn't buy elegance. You can take an inexpensive sheath, add a pretty scarf, gray shoes, and a wonderful bag, and it will always be elegant.

I have always loved trouser suits. It's something I absolutely believe in for women.

I don't get my inspiration from books or a painting. I get it from the women I meet.

Life is hard. It is not too short, it is too long. But you have to learn how to live; you have to have a sense of humour.

You have to have talent to design and to dress thousands of women or millions of women around the world. And you know very well, the only thing they want is to look more beautiful.

I rarely go into a shop on holiday, because fashion and design are what I'm involved in every day. I need another world.