We were emerging from the period of war, of uniforms, of women-soldiers built like boxers. I drew women-flowers, soft shoulders, fine waists like liana and wide skirts like corolla.

On vacation, you can wear all the colorful and casual clothing that you like, but you must always be elegant.

Haute couture is like an orchestra, for which only Balenciaga is the conductor. The rest of us are just musicians, following the directions he gives us.

I wanted to be considered a good craftsman. I wanted my dresses to be constructed like buildings, molded to the curves of the female form, stylizing its shape.

If I were at Drew, I would be very heartened. He came into a well-established organization, built on the past and, with his dynamic sense of presence, he became a national player in the nature of higher education.

By being natural and sincere, one often can create revolutions without having sought them.