Raf Simons

I was raised in a very happy nest by very happy people, and I like to think that those are enough ingredients to make me succeed at Dior.

In my opinion, Christian Dior was never, ever theatre.

We all know and we all perceive Christian Dior in a very specific way.

For me, Warhol made so much sense.

My dad only ever talked about two things: bicycles and Mercedes.

What I've been conscious of, from the beginning is that I can't be Jil Sander.

There's a very different kind of psychology going on in the fashion scene than in art. When artists connect to a system because they want to make a living, it's their own choice. In fashion, designers don't have that choice.

As an industrial designer, you design the thing by yourself, and then it goes away from you, whereas fashion is in constant relation to the body and to psychology. It makes it more complicated, and it makes it more challenging.

The fashion thing is something I do, and yes, it is definitely also becoming a part of myself and my personality. It also doesn't really feel like a job, either: it's a dream or a passion or something.

We Belgians love when we can go to L.A. because the city is amazing and the climate is fantastic.

I'm very scared sometimes that fashion might attack its own magic by the amount of exposure.

My mother was a cleaning lady all her life.