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
people design way
The aim of being a good designer is to have an influence. If you design furniture or lifestyle, you should influence the way people evolve globally. It's good to have an influence.
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.
people sometimes call-me
People who don't know me sometimes call me 'Mademoiselle.'
problem street
The problem is that the street has to be clean. It's not easy.
love work
Everything I do, I do out of instinct. I love to show shapes. I like to work around the waist, the hips.
curious others
I am curious to see what the others do. I was stressed. I wanted to know if it was too much like what I was doing.
adventure hold inspiring
I find him very enlightening. If there is something inspiring you -- if it's an adventure with H&M -- you have to do it. You must not hold back.
exemplary modern sharp
He is exemplary because he has such a modern and sharp spirit.
absolutely costume few historical image movies saw visited
When I was young, watching historical movies made me feel absolutely sublime. But the first few times I visited costume museums, I was really disappointed because it was not at the level I saw in movies. It was not the level of the image I'd imagined.
class clothes love super type wear
Today there are more things you can wear for the same occasions. I still like this idea of the perfect suit, and I always love tailoring, but today you can have more things for this type of situation, clothes that have class and that are mixable, and that are super well cut.
affected build connected contact direct observing physically
Personally, I am not so affected by my environment. What I build in the creative process is not necessarily connected to what I am physically in contact with. I am always observing everything, but it will not necessarily have a direct impact on what I do.
ease good somebody
Personality is so important - when you dress somebody for a big party, it is good to feel that the person has an ease and naturalness with what she is wearing.
allow considered cost great loved
My mother loved fashion and always had a great aesthetic. But she also considered the cost of it, with the kids, that it wasn't something to allow herself.
clothes dress time work
It's interesting for me because in my work, a lot of times, I like to scrutinize the clothes and think what's going to make them look dated, and I do the same with vintage. In vintage, you want something unique and different, but at the same time, something that doesn't make you look like you dress like a grandpa.