“Christian Dior called him the ‘king of fashion’ and Coco Chanel described him as ‘a couturier in the truest sense of the word… The others are simply fashion designers.’ Part of that was to do with his technical skill but also because of his vision – he stood by his ideas and vision because he knew that, ultimately, it was right. Over history, you see that those are the people that become very important, like Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons.”