"I gave women a sense of freedom. I gave them back their bodies: bodies that were drenched in sweat, due to the corsets and underwear, the frills, the lace, the trimmings."

"The best things in life are free. The second-best things are very, very expensive."

"A woman can be overdressed but never over elegant."

"Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door."

"The most beautiful thing you can wear is confidence."