Today marks the
fifth anniversary of one of the 20th century’s greatest and most
enduring fashion personalities. He was
emblematic of the 70’s in every way and there shall never be another who will
breathe what he did into the business of fashion. The loss is palpable for me …
So, in celebration of his life and in remembrance of someone with whom I felt I had such an odd affinity for
1. WHAT IS YOUR
CURRENT STATE OF MIND?
Finallement, I am at
peace, no nervous breakdowns, all the cigarettes I can smoke and one of my
dearest friends has just arrived to stay with me
2. WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF THE PRESENT STATE OF FASHION?
Je suis desole... it
is such a terrible thing that is going on...I was criticized to be too original
and maintenant we have fools who copy and make bad clothes, ugly clothes,
clothes for women with no taste.
3. WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF THE CELEBRITY/MODEL IDEA?
Oui, I had Zizi, and
Catherine and so many, but they had style not like today. Today with these big
breasts and big derrieres, too much maquillage and these so ugly shoes…like the
shoes of Frankenstein and they cannot walk in them
4. WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF REALITY STARS TURNED INTO STYLE ICONS?
Reality stars for me
were Lou Lou, Nan, and Betty and Marina, and Clara ..these girls they worked
and they had taste and they had style and panache. Already, this is very
different from today with ugly women such as the Kar…Karcas….merde…Kardashians!
Ooh la la quelle monstres! Quelle horreurs! Comme les prostituées
5. WHO ARE YOU SORRY
YOU MISSED DURING YOUR CAREER?
I am sorry not to have
seen Alber have his signature known to the world, I saw the best, I worked
amongst the best coutouriers in the world … I miss my ateliers, “mes femmes” ah
yes Monsieur McQueen..pauvre homme
6. WHAT’S YOUR ADVICE
TO NEW TALENT?
Observe all around
you, find peace, find your look and fit, be the best you can be and do not
worry like I worried all the time
7. WHAT WAS YOUR
CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT?
When I met Pierre and
it was he who made my glorious life possible, all the riches, all the objets,
the travel, my homes and then I say my talent was my best friend and my worst
enemy. Rive
Gauche, Opium, couture, le
smoking tous mes amies
8. WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE
CHANGED ABOUT YOUR CAREER PATH?
I would have hoped to
be less anxious, less nervous and more strong…not so much as a sick little boy
who had to always have a protector mais un reve….but peut etre, then maybe I
would not have had Pierre, so maybe I change nothing
9. WHO IS YOUR
FAVORITE DESIGNER?
J’adore Dior,
Balenciaga and some Armani un peu…Alexander McQueen, he was fearless in his
design
10 .WITH WHOM WOULD
YOU LIKE TO SPLIT A BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE? NAME ONE OR MORE
I want to be with
Pierre again and Lou Lou, who has already arrived, and Betty , Nan, Marina,
Clara, Thadee, Francois and Madame Vreeland ,who is running around painting
everything red, and then I must locate Monsieurs Dior et Balenciaga, and maybe
Karl and I will be friends again as we once were. Quel soiree!
11. WHO DO YOU THINK
“BORROWED” FROM YOUR WORK MOST SUCCESSFULLY?
The American boy,
Michael Kors, he has a good touch, he understands elegance and chic and
sometimes, I even like that Marc Jacobs boy mais only a moment or two
12. WHO WOULD YOU LIKE
TO MENTOR IN THIS GENERATION?
Alexis Mabille, le
garcon from Paris. Je pense que he have something that needs to be shaped and
made perfect, right now he is sampling ..testing
13. DO YOU THINK
FASHION IS TAKEN TOO SERIOUSLY?
La mode is very
serious…much money is spent in its creation and by those who wear it…I am sorry
that so many “createurs” need so many words to explain the clothes...Pourquoi
les mots? …the clothes should speak and the designer speak through the clothes
not with a book ,Fashion is a business and an art
14. WHO DO YOU THINK
HAS LITTLE TALENT AS A DESIGNER?
Je deteste Tom Ford,
the gauche Caten twins, the D Squared reines, all these designers who are not
designers but media makes them famous and they have no talent …there are
beaucoup!
15. HOW WOULD YOU LIKE
TO COME BACK IN A SECOND LIFE?
SIMPLEMENT ….Moujik!
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