Carine Roitfeld Quotes
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When I was working with Tom Ford, he would just look at me and ask, 'Will you wear it?' I'd say, 'Ah, too long, too short, lower waist, deeper V, unbutton' - that sort of thing. I don't create clothes, but I definitely know how to make them come alive.
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I hate mules. I hate the noise when someone walks with mules. Clomp, clomp, clomp. I think it's very not chic. I don't even like a flip-flop. I don't like this noise.
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I don't like Botox. It makes a very strange forehead.
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Fashion's about extravagance, and everyone needs a bit of that.
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My hair and make-up secret is 'the messier the better.'
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People say I look like my father. My son is very much like him.
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Amidst globalisation, trends are becoming worldwide, so it's important to take a unique approach to what fashion has to offer. Be yourself in the middle of it all; fashion shouldn't be 'try hard.'
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Yes, I can speak a bit and I can read and write in Russian. I learned it from my grandmother who raised me with all the Russian fairytales.
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I definitely want to work on a project with young designers, not just French but international.
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If I like a make-up artist's look, even if nobody knows about her, I use her. New people give me energy.
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I keep my old friends, and get older with them, but push young. It's good to be surrounded by kids, because they keep you young.
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Like most Russians, I am very superstitious, and if I don't get married, I don't get divorced.
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I love black lingerie and white shoes, and I love knives.
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I was never conscious that I was becoming an icon or I'm not an icon, because my family, my kids, my husband keep me down-to-earth.
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Fashion is a language, for sure, and it is a reflection of society.
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Only buy clothes that you plan to keep forever. It's important to see trends for what they are: a game.
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Thinking differently is my strength.
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I've always used black girls on the runway, because I think they're beautiful. I don't need people to tell me, 'You need to use black girls.' I did for 20 years; it's not a new thing for me.
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In a way, I envy the freedom artists have. Artists can push themselves beyond their limits, in pursuit of their ideas and their vision, even if they are inhabited by demons that can also play tricks on them.
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I always try to be nice to the paparazzi because finally, maybe one day, they won't ask for me, and I will regret it.
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A magazine is not just one person. And a fashion shoot is the same!
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When you get older, you have to stay a bit rock n' roll so that young people will still be interested in you. The way you move, the way you talk, maybe the way you have your hair in your face a little bit - this keeps you interesting.
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When you give a lot of confidence in people and you don't get it back, you are a bit disappointed, but it's life.
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It's true I always like to mix femininity and something a bit masculine. It's the reason I love skirts with high heels and tights, and no handbag because I love having my hands in my pockets.