Quotes by Olivier Theyskens

Olivier Theyskens

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

Age

Fashion

House

Historical costumes from the 18th and 19th centuries look so complicated, but when you see the patterns, it’s very systematic. I’ve always been impressed by how the patterns economize the fabric.

19th Century

Complicated

Historical

I am interested in the idea of ‘taste.’ And by ‘taste,’ I mean opinion, inspiration and the craft of creating a personality through fabric and design.

Ideas

Inspiration

Mean

I am more used to seeing my work like a big collection, and only part of it is being shown.

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

Designer

Inspired

Vintage

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

Active

Advantage

Staying

I don’t think couture will die. But it should have no pretension that it will conquer the world. It’s not something that will disappear because all you need is a thread and a needle to start making something couture.

Conquer The World

Should Have

Thinking

I haven’t made many wedding dresses. It’s a dress very, very important for the girl; it’s important to know the person, I believe, but at the same time it should be a shock to the person – the person should be shocked to be suddenly revealed. That’s the work of a designer sometimes, to propose an ID of look.

Believe

Girl

Important

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.

Cities

Littles

Stuff

I think the relationship is very tenuous between fashion and art. Many designers have built relationships with artists, which is not something I personally did. But it’s true, sometimes you see artists working for a designer or a brand on some specific project or taking care of their environment and making an amazing store.

Art

Fashion

Thinking

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19th Century

Accepted

Active

Advantage

Age

Art

Believe

Boys

Carolina

Chocolate

Cities

Complicated

Conquer The World

Design

Designer

Disappointed

Doctors

Eating

Fashion

Girl

Historical

House

Ideas

Important

Inspiration

Inspired

Littles

Mean

Modern

Moon

Mother

Our World

Passion

People

Reality

Should Have

Speak

Staying

Stuff

Sublime

Thinking

Today

Views

Vintage

Want

Way

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Quotes by Olivier Theyskens

Olivier Theyskens

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

Historical costumes from the 18th and 19th centuries look so complicated, but when you see the patterns, it’s very systematic. I’ve always been impressed by how the patterns economize the fabric.

I am interested in the idea of ‘taste.’ And by ‘taste,’ I mean opinion, inspiration and the craft of creating a personality through fabric and design.

I am more used to seeing my work like a big collection, and only part of it is being shown.

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 don’t think couture will die. But it should have no pretension that it will conquer the world. It’s not something that will disappear because all you need is a thread and a needle to start making something couture.

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.

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