Carine Roitfeld Quotes
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Working for a magazine, you have a boss; you are not free.
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When I left French 'Vogue,' New York welcomed me with a big, big hug.
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It is good to be in front of the lens to appreciate more being behind the lens.
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Dancing is the last sport with no sponsor.
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Sometimes you think you aren't a good mama; you always feel a bit guilty when you're a mom. You want to be everywhere.
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Fashion is one big family.
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When in doubt, wear a suit. Look at male politicians: you see them in a suit, and they look fine. But if you see a picture of them on the weekend or on vacation, there's a good chance they look terrible and unstylish.
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I think it's difficult to do fashion for men, because either you become very over-homosexual fashion or very boring fashion. You don't want a boy who looks 15 in a little pair of shorts with some strange art... But to see just a jacket and tie is boring.
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Enthusiasm is something so positive.
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Here in France, I've seen some very good young designers, but they don't have this ability to be good businessmen, too. I think America gives you this.
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We are very luck to be women, so even if we're wearing trousers, I always wear them with some lace underwear or a very feminine bra - I like that.
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I think it's less common in France that a man at the age of 50 buys a Porsche and gets a young girlfriend.
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French 'Vogue' was always a photographer's magazine.
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Pregnancy is something that I always love. It's about hope and the future and a new baby.
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Most makeup campaigns are not in black and white.
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I could live very quietly, do advertising to earn money.
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Bleaching eyebrows makes me crazy.
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I'm not the girl next door.
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I'm not a Facebook girl. Even though there is a fake Facebook with my name, it's not me. I'm not on Twitter; it's not me.
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People always say, 'You look like Iggy Pop.'
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'Vogue' is a bigger name than my name.
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I see girls who are so skinny on the catwalks, and I know so many of them destroy their lives and their family's lives.
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Fashion shows used to be more crazy. Now they've become a bit too serious.
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I am just doing photo shoots. It's not something that extraordinary. I'm not a great artist, I'm not writing books, I'm not a painter, and people in the streets ask me for a picture or a note, and I say, 'Why?'