There's an old French saying faut souffrir pour être belle — you have to suffer to be beautiful. Do you believe that's true?
"Certainly not, unless it’s for a pair of shoes. Clothes and beauty should provide confidence and not imprison you. Today we understand that to be beautiful we have to feel good, which defies the longheld idea of 'woman as object' or 'slave.'"

Do you have a beauty role model that inspires you?
"Tilda Swinton for her uniqueness, her strangeness, for her elegance, for the way she holds herself and for her timeless beauty. And because she always seems stupefyingly natural even in the most sophisticated outfits. I am also inspired by my friends and loved ones because admiring people that we love is a source of daily inspiration."