"You can go to Graff and buy a diamond that's flawless. You aren't going to be able to buy the same diamond at Fortunoff, but it's still a diamond you can enjoy. If fashion can allow you to have the Chanel mystique through a lipstick, then why shouldn't art allow you to have that through a sweatshirt that says 'Cremaster' on it?"

"I don't want to sound too silly or pretentious about this, but, you know, I love being in Paris. I love working at Louis Vuitton. I love fashion. That's why I do it. No one's forcing me to do this. And nobody forces anyone to buy it. It's a real love affair."

"I like spending time at home. In Paris, people drop by and have a bite to eat, or they drop by and watch Friends on TV. I take my dog to the office there, and I walk to work sometimes."

"I have no problem going on record with this and probably have gone on record with this before, there aren't that many people who I respect. There just aren't."

"A fashion is merely a form of ugliness so unbearable that we are compelled to alter it every six months."

"I say, beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new wearer of clothes."

"I think women are concerned too much with their clothes. Men don't really care that much about women's clothes. If they like a girl, chances are they'll like her clothes."

"Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly."