Carine Roitfeld Quotes
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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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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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Even though jeans suit me, I never wear jeans.
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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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I am not mean at all; I am not tough at all.
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Ballet is good, because it makes you stand up tall.
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I'm always independent. No boss.
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I have a lot to say about fashion - not just about fashion, but beauty, art.
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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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A lot of rumours on the Internet are wrong and horrible.
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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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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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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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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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I love the free spirit in London.
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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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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 have good legs, so I prefer my skirt lengths and my high heels. It's like my uniform.
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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.
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We have the sort of beautiful older woman here in Paris. People like Loulou de la Falaise and Betty Catroux, all these beautiful looking women over 60... So there is culture here in France that even if you are older, you can stay beautiful.
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I want more women to run countries. There'd be more peace on Earth.