I'm mad for satin.

I hate celebrities.

I'm very self-critical.

I don't belong to anyone.

Trends don't interest me.

I eat a lot of chocolate.

Papa died when he was 77.

I was possessed by London.

I think I make shoes quite okay.

The greatest luxury is being free.

Maintenance is terribly important.

Sometimes I hate a shoe in seconds.

I am insecure. Everyone's insecure.

I'm an old bag - I like old things.

I couldn't care less about business.

You put high heels on and you change.

I don't think about myself very much.

I do think one should have clean feet.

Really, the '70s and '80s were a blur.

I like women with style to wear my shoes.

I don't consider myself a fashion designer.

I get more tired by travelling than anything.

I always love China, especially the old China.

My shoes are special shoes for discerning feet.

I think I am one of the smallest surviving brands.

I'm very painful to deal with when I create a shoe.

I don't like very young women very much. Never did.

I'm relating to a period that doesn't exist anymore.

These are very dainty and superrefined, but really vile.

I've never been tempted to do these hideous furniture shoes.

Paris is paramount for fashion, always was - always will be.

My mother has an incredible rigidity, which is very Catholic.

I forget about the diseases that I have. I don't want to know.

I am not a movie star or a football player, I just do my thing.

I think of each new season as an evolution, not a change in style.

I'm like an old vampire, so it's important to talk to young people.

I just don't get death at all. Yes, it's there. But I don't get it.

There is nothing charming about a woman who cannot walk in her shoes.

I don't even know Amanda Seyfried or whatever - they're all the same!

I adore Jean-Louis Trintignant - even at 100 years old he's fabulous.

Shoes are the quickest way for women to achieve instant metamorphosis.

A lot of things trigger my inspiration. It can be the most banal things.

Remain dignified, dress well, be good to other people and you’ll be fine.

It was so interesting that the girls were moving in such a different way.

But it is hard to resist the feeling that 70th was some kind of golden age.

I never wanted to be the most famous, the most beautiful, the most extravagant.

I didn't need it [formal training], because I've got the best taste in the world.

People walk differently in high heels. Your body sways to a different kind of tempo.

I don't know why my shoes are so popular - I am always surprised and mystified by it.

In London I feel free; nobody bothers anyone and everyone is free to express themselves.

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