I am not aware I am an icon.

I work in three shades of black.

Feeling free inside oneself is being free.

The same spirit runs through everything I do.

Beauty is whatever anyone thinks is beautiful.

For me, I haven't succeeded in any way whatsoever.

My energy comes from freedom and a rebellious spirit.

For me, the best way to know me is to look at my clothing.

For something to be beautiful it doesn’t have to be pretty.

I want to make a shop that's unlike any that already exists.

I don't look very much at magazines or go to vintage stores.

I do not feel happy when a collection is understood too well.

Collaborations have no meaning if 1 + 1 does not equal much more than 2.

I make clothes for a woman who is not swayed by what her husband thinks.

Because the fundamental human problem is that people are afraid of change.

There are no limits - I endeavor to make clothes that didn't exist before.

I'm not an artist: I'm a businesswoman. Well, maybe an artist/businesswoman.

The more people that are afraid when they see new creation, the happier I am.

This idea of collaborating with designers - that's something I can identify with.

I don't think of myself as anyone special, and I would not know how to define myself.

I think the media has some responsibility to bear for people becoming more conservative.

I would have liked to invent the plain white shirt, with a skirt and pants to go with it.

Many parts of the media have created the situation where uninteresting fashion can thrive.

I want to show people that tailoring has value, which I don't see anymore in men's fashion.

What's interesting about collaborations is the possibility for one plus one to equal three.

I haven't yet made clothes that I have been totally satisfied with, and maybe I never will.

Most of the things I read from journalists are, you know, a little bit simplified and easy.

Creation takes things forward. Without anything new there is no progress. Creation equals new.

Comme des Garcons is a gift to oneself, not something to appeal or to attract the opposite sex

In the sense that anarchy equals freedom, yes. Anarchy means freedom, but it also means chaos.

The corporateness of the fashion industry tends to take away or distort the freedom of creation.

I'd rather [the collection] have no title. Journalists like titles. That's why I give them to you.

Fashion is not art. The aims of fashion and art are different and there is no need to compare them.

I built my work from within instead of satisfying a demand for sexualised and ostentatious clothing.

You can tell if it's a good collection if people are afraid of it. In ten years, everyone will love it.

The most successful achievers in sports are people that are really driven and have that spirit of hunger.

According to research,when given a choice, babies choose gold. It's my favourite colour after black and red.

My intention is not to make clothes. My head would be too restricted if I only thought about making clothes.

I don't like the word 'feminist.' I don't like the word 'ambitious.' I do like the word 'anti-establishment.'

The main pillar of my activity is making clothes, but this can never be the perfect and only vehicle of expression.

In order to be stimulated or moved in the future, we probably have to go into space and look at our world from there.

Fashion is something that you can attach to yourself, put on, and through that interaction, the meaning of it is born.

When you put on clothes that are fighting against something, you can feel your courage grow. Clothing can set you free.

I don't feel too excited about fashion today People just want cheap fast clothes and are happy to look like everyone else

I don't like to use expensive materials. I take care to make costs reasonable. It's very similar to the way I make clothes.

Although I do not believe in fame, what it brings me is the fact that I can ask someone to work with me, and they do not say no.

I'm not very happy to be classified as another Japanese designer. There is no one characteristic that all Japanese designers have.

In the '70s, if anything, it was a more interesting time in fashion. It was a time when things were changing, especially in London.

In response to the making of DSMNY, a change in the Chelsea store became necessary. My flagship stores always have to lead the way.

I can understand how some women want to marry a rich man. They may be happy for the rest of their lives, but they will never be free.

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