Hubert de Givenchy

You never finish learning.

Like in great painting and architecture, in couture, to make clothes you must eliminate, eliminate, eliminate to obtain the true sense of a line. You see, the more you add, the more you load on, the more it's mad. You must try to have just the silhouette, which is an intelligence in clothes.

Mine is one of the most beautiful professions in fashion: making others happy with an idea... I am happy because I did the job I dreamt of as a child.

I've stopped making frocks, but not making discoveries.

As a student, I was more gifted in history and geography. Things like arithmetic were not my strength.

Encouragement helps you to go one step more, become better.

I dreamed of fashion as a little boy.

Fashion should evolve slowly, without any revolution.

You must, if it's possible, be born with a kind of elegance. It's part of you, of yourself.

If you want to express yourself, it is difficult to be by yourself. You must have people around you who understand the same music. It is like being the chef d'orchestra. They need you, but you need them desperately.

Each of my garments is something special in itself. You give all your energy to each piece, to each creation, and I have no favourite. I love all of them equally.

I really love to work like a machine.