Carine Roitfeld Quotes
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I don't have a big appetite. I don't eat a lot, to be honest - never. I'm a bit like a little bird, picking all day long, but I'm not getting pasta or getting all those things, you know?
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I'm always independent. No boss.
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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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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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Just because someone is holding a gun doesn't make an image controversial. It all depends on where you put the gun, who is holding it.
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I want more women to run countries. There'd be more peace on Earth.
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I think it's good to have surprises in fashion because we always see the same things.
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I'm a very spontaneous person, for the bad and the good.
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I never like to wear too much makeup, and sometimes the best makeup is when it's not too perfect. I like to sometimes apply my makeup with my fingers.
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I have a lot to say about fashion - not just about fashion, but beauty, art.
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I was the muse of Tom Ford and Gucci for years, but that was a long time ago.
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I love if someone invites me to a restaurant, so I don't know if that's a feminist.
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The first Chanel jacket that I saw - that I knew was Chanel - was on TV. It was on Mrs. Kennedy - the pink one.
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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 love the free spirit in London.
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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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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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Ballet is good, because it makes you stand up tall.
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As you get older, you see life is very short, so you have to appreciate more and more and to enjoy it.
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I am very lucky in that I can eat what I want and don't have to follow any special diet.
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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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It's very difficult for designers today. How can someone produce so many shows? Now the minimum is four a year.
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People might think I'm very hard, what with my black make-up, my hair over my eyes, etc. My innocence didn't always help me, but it did preserve something in me that maybe others don't have anymore. I'm inside my bubble, you could say, and thankfully so, because I don't think daily life is always great. It protects me.
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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.