Carine Roitfeld Quotes
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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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I miss my parents. But still, my granddaughter, my daughter, my grandma, you know, so it's very important for me. You lost your parents, but a new baby comes. It's like the cycle of fashion.
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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.
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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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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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I think that ballet is very good for the body. It's very similar to yoga, because you have to hold a position.
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I saw 'The Devil Wears Prada.' I don't think it's a reality.
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Fashion is not about clothes, it is about a look.
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I'm so tired of this vision of fashion of a diva with a big ego, and you think of big dark glasses to be pretentious and keep far away from the people.
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When you're editor-in-chief of a big magazine, you cannot be a cover girl for MAC; you cannot be the face of Givenchy - of course you can't; it's doesn't go with the job.
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The true test of a man's style is the haircut. There are some men who look good no matter how their hair is styled, whether it's trendy or not. A man can change his haircut many times, but to pull off any haircut, you have to be very chic. Like Brad Pitt.
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When I was young, no one got married. Now, all the young people, they want to get married, they want security. Now that my children's friends are getting married, I go to more weddings than I ever did when I was young.
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It is very wrong to sleep in your make-up, but when you wake up the next morning, I think it looks very good.
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The fashion industry certainly has its obscene sides. The cost of a coat can be obscene. So can the cost of a photo shoot if you're working with a really good photographer.
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Monsieur Saint Laurent was pathologically shy, and he made the Saint Laurent woman in his own image. Like her, I am shy. And to protect myself, I adopted something of an androgynous look, just as his women did.
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I mix talents and friendship, which is not very professional, but it's my way of thinking. So I love Azzedine Alaia, because I've known him for 30 years, and he's making my dresses most of the time.
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I want to be the Joan of Arc of fashion. I want to be the link between the runway and the real woman.
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The less you have, the more you enjoy.
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I am not a celebrity. I work with celebrities, and it is very difficult. When a celebrity wears a dress, it's good for business, so brands fight for the red carpet. Me? I don't like it, because fashion becomes a job about dressing celebrities. And it's a bit boring.
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Fashion is a completely international business.
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Do what you are not supposed to do, like wear white shoes all year round.
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I made a big family when I was working at 'Vogue' for ten years, and I'm still friends with a lot of them.
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If you don't want to get bored with what you're doing, you have to change.
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When I don't know what to wear, I wear black lace.