Carine Roitfeld Quotes
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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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When you have a magazine like 'Vogue,' you know a lot of kids are going to follow your pictures.
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Sometimes pressure can be good, and it gives you a lot of energy to do something.
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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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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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Even though jeans suit me, I never wear jeans.
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I'm always independent. No boss.
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Ballet is good, because it makes you stand up tall.
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A lot of rumours on the Internet are wrong and horrible.
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I am not mean at all; I am not tough at all.
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I have a lot to say about fashion - not just about fashion, but beauty, art.
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Sometimes, when you go to airport and look at the people, you see the worst looks - but the worst looks can give you more ideas than the best looks.
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When Tom Ford asked me to consult for Gucci, I had never consulted in my life. I didn't know what consulting was, and look, we made something amazing.
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To me, makeup is fashion and vice versa. What I dress and what I wear always needs to work with my makeup, which is usually the same anyway.
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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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My father was very chic. My mum was always encouraging me. Some parents would say, 'Why don't you be a lawyer, a doctor, or something more important?' They never said that.
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I am afraid of blood, but for some reason often I put blood in my photos... I don't know why.
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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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I love the free spirit in London.
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I have good legs, so I prefer my skirt lengths and my high heels. It's like my uniform.
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I want more women to run countries. There'd be more peace on Earth.
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You lose attitude when you feel too comfortable, so I prefer to wear clothes that have a certain edge to them.
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When you go to a show, Americans in New York are very proper, much more so than the French. Everything is perfect. Their hair, the nails, everything. The look. Everything is perfection.