Carine Roitfeld Quotes
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I am not mean at all; I am not tough at all.
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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 a designer creates, he looks at the world around him.
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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 never think I have to prove something.
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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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I think that something needs to be weird in order to have a real beauty.
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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 want more women to run countries. There'd be more peace on Earth.
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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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When everything is good, maybe I think it's the time to do something else.
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At the start, I had no idea to go into fashion, because I thought people would think I was stupid. I don't worry about those things anymore.
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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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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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Each morning, you dress to become a different woman. Fashion helps.
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I do think fashion is fun! Much more than people think.
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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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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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If I could choose something besides fashion, I would love to be a ballerina.
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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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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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In my 10 years, I never put a girl that was too skinny in French 'Vogue.'
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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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Fashion is a hard business.