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Fashion designer · Belgian · 1946
Belgian fashion designer (born 1946)
“The most important relationship you have in life is the one you have with yourself. And then after that, I'd say once you have that, it may be hard work, but you can actually design your life.”
“I design for the woman who loves being a woman.”
“I never like to think that I design for a particular person. I design for the woman I wanted to be, the woman I used to be, and - to some degree - the woman I'm still a little piece of.”
“A challenging economy is always good for design. It unites necessity and functionality. You are forced to be creative with poor materials.”
“The way I design generally is very much travel-oriented because that is my life. That's why I make clothes that are so light and so easy to pack and a little bit seasonless.”
“My favorite days are the ones where I deal only with my own team, design, marketing, working on the next accessories collection.”
“Usually, the fairy tale ends with the girl marrying the prince. But mine started as soon as the marriage was over.”
“Marriage was never a destination with me.”
“Clarity is the most important thing. I can compare clarity to pruning in gardening. You know, you need to be clear. If you are not clear, nothing is going to happen. You have to be clear. Then you ...”
“Beauty is perfect in its imperfections, so you just have to go with the imperfections.”
“I'm not tired of who I am. That would be sad!”
“Life is a risk.”
“I don't like to talk about my dreams. I like to make them happen. I prefer to talk about them when they're done.”
“I’ve never met a woman who is not strong, but sometimes they don’t let it out. Then there’s a tragedy, and then all of a sudden that strength comes. My message is let the strength come out before t...”