Pierre Hardy Reflects on Fashions Evolution: Nothing is Forbidden Now – Yahoo Lifestyle

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After two decades, Pierre Hardy continues to play by his own rules.

I have only done things that I enjoy and love, the designer said at his Paris Fashion Week spring 20 presentation today, adding that fashion is always in motion, and he doesnt often stop to think about the past.

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Here, Hardy sounds off on why nothing is forbidden in fashion now and why comfort should be a given.

Designing comfortable shoes:

I dont think it needs to be something you talk about. It just means Im doing my job. [Comfort has] to be there first, and then I dont have to think about it. If youre wearing the shoes, you shouldnt have to think about the way you walk. You will never be as comfortable in a high stiletto, but women are ready to adapt to that for an hour or two up to a point.

The lack of pumps at the presentation:

Theres one. People dont really come to me for that. I love them though. My first shoe was a pump, the Blade heel.

The sneaker equation:

Its stable; its just a way of life now. Maybe people will buy [fewer] sneakers from designers, but they still buy Nike or Converse. Now you buy sneakers like you buy a T-shirt. This season, I think theres more femininity now, lightness, joy. Were not in a moment of Its this or nothing else. Fashion is more open now. Nothing is forbidden. Music and art are like this too.

His 20th anniversary:

Fashion is always in motion, so I know its 20 years, but youre always projecting to the next thing. I feel really lucky. When I started, I didnt know [what would happen]. You never know. Youre starting from scratch. Youre starting from zero. I only have done things that I really enjoy and love. This is what you can say afterwards you dont think about it when youre doing it. I havent celebrated my own [birthdays] since I was 22. I dont really stop and think about it.

For more from Pierre Hardys spring 20 collection, click through the gallery.

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