Nicolas Ghesquiere Quotes & Sayings

“I promised myself: Before your 18th birthday, you're going to be at Jean Paul Gaultier. And it worked. I was hired.”

“In terms of design, it's true the world has an influence. But, as a designer, you have to protect yourself. You have to look at the world and then forget it.”

“I'm always very stressed about making a new proposition every season. But in a way, it's a kind of addiction.”

“Never forget that what becomes timeless was once truly new.”

“With my designs and my ideas, I want to please myself first.”

“Actually, I love golf clothes! I think this is the most interesting part of golf!”

“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.”

“There are people I've worked with who have never understood how fashion works. They keep saying they love fashion, yet they've never actually grasped that this isn't yoghurt or a piece of furniture - products in the purest sense of the term.”

“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.”