Stephane Rolland

The pret-a-porter collection will be the same as couture in essence: I love luxury, beautiful products, handmade with care, but at more accessible prices.

I love to sit, to watch people; even in New York, I don't feel as free as in London.

I love a woman in a tuxedo, or in a dress, who looks comfortable, relaxed, happy. I'd love to dress Daphne Guinness - she has exactly that attitude.

I love a woman with a relaxed attitude.

Every model is a living sculpture - art in-vivo.

As a child, I was as intrigued by the Evil Queen as I was charmed by Snow White.

It must be said that it is challenging to balance uncompromising artistic integrity with commercial requirements, but I've also come to learn that couture clients are adventurous and particularly unpredictable in their taste.