Carine Roitfeld Quotes
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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 think when I became a grandmother my life changed a lot, and I think I changed personally.
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I am not mean at all; I am not tough at all.
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When a designer creates, he looks at the world around him.
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Coco Chanel was always doing things with ballet, so it is a tradition clashing fashion and ballet.
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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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When I was a little girl, my mother tried to make me dance, but I did not like it then.
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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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Karl Lagerfeld looks very tough because of the glasses, and he has all these rings and the leather gloves, and he's so smart. But he's a very nice person... when he comes into a room or studio, he is going to say hello to each person, and the same when he leaves.
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I never think I have to prove something.
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When everything is good, maybe I think it's the time to do something else.
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Each morning, you dress to become a different woman. Fashion helps.
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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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You can't put yourself into competition with a magazine like 'Vogue.' You have to create something new, something different.
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I do think fashion is fun! Much more than people think.
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I want more women to run countries. There'd be more peace on Earth.
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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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When you're writing, you're on your own, and I like to work as a team.
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If I could choose something besides fashion, I would love to be a ballerina.
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I think it is good when something can stay interesting for a long time. It's not just a trend for one month.
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Becoming a grandmother brought me back to the things I forgot to love. Nature. Playing. Seeing animals. A new way of looking. A rejuvenation. A cycle of life - things come back to you. The details.
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Fashion is a hard business.
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The Russians are extreme people: they are generous but crazy at the same time. They always have something to say, and I really like that.
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In my 10 years, I never put a girl that was too skinny in French 'Vogue.'