What are the more elaborate dresses for nuns?
Well, we don’t have dresses that are more complicated than others. We strive for simplicity while mantaining rigor. These are women who do not wear the symbols of liturgy, so they wear a simple uniform. But what separates a nun from a stewardess, say? Stewardesses also wear similar uniforms. But nuns have to be able to wear something that covers the body, that reveals them as nuns obviously, even if they wear a shirt and a skirt. What do you ask of your creatives? Do you have different code words for different lines? I am the creative here. Without a degree in Slavic studies or a dissertation on religious iconography plus a lifetime of study of liturgy, I don’t think I would be able to do what I do today. Today, no creative person who wants to work in fashion goes through this type of study. They study fashion directly. Even if I never studied fashion, keep in mind that Calvin Klein came to me when he decided to design cassocks. Wow. What are you inspired by? Mostly by medieval art, ev
