Carine Roitfeld Quotes
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I love ballet because you can see how beautiful the body is.
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Each morning I do my ballet class for one hour; after that, it means one hour less to get ready.
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Even though jeans suit me, I never wear jeans.
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When you have a magazine like 'Vogue,' you know a lot of kids are going to follow your pictures.
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I don't think the woman in French 'Vogue' was an object. She was always a real woman.
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To be a good model, you have to be very smart.
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I like to surprise people. I try to take risks.
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It's always fun when people ask you for advice.
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I get on well with models, and I like to treat them well.
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Sometimes pressure can be good, and it gives you a lot of energy to do something.
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There are a lot of good men's magazines. In England, you have 'Arena Homme+' and 'Another Man;' and in France we have 'L'Officiel Hommes.' But all are looking similar.
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People ask me 'Why you want to do another magazine - 10 years at 'Vogue,' a great magazine? Why do you want to make a new one? It's so difficult and there's already so many.' I wanted to do something new, bring a new vision.
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I love curvy women. Maybe because I'm not. I would love to be a Marilyn Monroe, but I'm very far away from that... So I love very curvy girls.
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For me, fashion is not about reality.
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I think when I became a grandmother my life changed a lot, and I think I changed personally.
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I discovered the slip dress, which I think is one of the more French things because when you take off your clothes, even when to go into a shop to buy something, or you're going to Riccardo Tisci to try on a suit, it's like having protection.
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The hair and makeup is very important in a fashion picture. When I create a look for a girl, it starts with the makeup. Sometimes it takes an entire day to find the look.
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One time, a burglar came to my apartment, so we called the police. My son was here, so I think they left before they tried to steal something. So the police come to my apartment, and they say, 'Oh my God, did they steal everything?' I was like, 'No, it was like that!'
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It's interesting to know how much you are worth.
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Fashion isn't something you can buy; you need to have the sense of it, and most people don't.
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In Japan, you can learn how to make a bunch of flowers. This is an art. Tea ceremony, it's an art.
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I started wearing high heels when I first worked with Mario Testino. He is tall; I had to be at his height. And I have never stopped since then.
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If I'm doing something in fashion, I will try to respect the 'laws' of the business, but I will try to keep my integrity and my respect for the designers and for my readers.
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When a designer creates, he looks at the world around him.