Nicolas Ghesquiere Quotes

France, Fashion Designer
May 9, 1971

Nicolas Ghesquière (French pronunciation: [ni.kɔ.lɑ ʒɛs.kjɛːʁ]) is a French fashion designer and the creative director of the house of Louis Vuitton (owned by LVMH).

Also known as Director

Fashion is a playground up until a certain age. But then you have to find your own signature and your own style.

Nicolas Ghesquiere
- Fashion
- Style
- Signature
Fashion, in a way, has become like pop culture today. With all of the communications and the Internet and the designers doing lines with big brands, it's more popular than it's ever been, but everything is all mixed together. It's become like television or music.

Nicolas Ghesquiere

I think when a time comes, a change comes, and you have to recognize the change but also believe in yourself.

Nicolas Ghesquiere
- Time
- Change
- Recognize
Never forget that what becomes timeless was once truly new.

Nicolas Ghesquiere
- New
- Become
- Timeless
You need something that puts a little distance between what you really are and what you want to show; it's a shield, a protection.

Nicolas Ghesquiere
- Want
- Distance
- Protection
It's true that fashion is looking at fashion all the time, and this is quite boring.

Nicolas Ghesquiere
- Time
- Fashion
- Boring
I think what we're talking about is a sense of fashion as laboratory work. I mean, we are not scientific, of course, but we are looking for ideas all the time.

Nicolas Ghesquiere
- Fashion
- Ideas
- Looking
In French we have this word déclic. It's when you have, suddenly, a light shining and you say, "This is what I want to do."

Nicolas Ghesquiere
- Want
- Word
- To Do

More than anything, I'm designing for a woman of today. I want to be a witness of my time.

Nicolas Ghesquiere
- Time
- Witness
- Designing
I put pressure on myself to propose something new - I think it's the minimum that you can do as a fashion designer.

Nicolas Ghesquiere
- New
- Designer
- Propose