Olivier Theyskens
Olivier Theyskens
Olivier Theyskensis a fashion designer who has worked with major design houses, including Rochas, Nina Ricci and Theory...
NationalityBelgian
ProfessionFashion Designer
Date of Birth4 January 1977
CountryBelgium
ideas people accepted
We always see the point of an iceberg. So I've always accepted the idea that people - they don't necessarily know everything I am.
shoes looks use
The only shoes that look futuristic are Crocs, but they would be terrible to use in a futuristic movie.
creating creating-something fashionable
What is funny is when you do a futuristic movie, you immediately get to be fashionable because you're creating something that doesn't exist.
advantage active staying
I didn't understand the advantages of staying active until I was about 27.
fashion house age
Even during the golden age of fashion, you had haute couture houses where the designers didn't have money.
vintage inspired designer
I am not a designer that buys vintage to be inspired.
boys moon doctors
When other boys dreamt of going to the moon or becoming doctors, I wanted to be a designer.
fashion children clothes
I've admired historical clothes like Victorian gowns since I was a child, and it's what motivated me to go into fashion.
fashion stores knows
In fashion, we don't often know the prices. We don't have time to go into the stores.
inspiration mean ideas
I am interested in the idea of 'taste.' And by 'taste,' I mean opinion, inspiration and the craft of creating a personality through fabric and design.
naked
I could live naked... I love it.
people sometimes call-me
People who don't know me sometimes call me 'Mademoiselle.'