Carine Roitfeld Quotes
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I am not mean at all; I am not tough at all.
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Fashion is a hard business.
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There are so many magazines and so many editors out there that you have to be 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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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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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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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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Paris is mostly retired people - I love it, and it's a beautiful city, but it's quite slow.
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If I could choose something besides fashion, I would love to be a ballerina.
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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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I like to provoke. I'm very French.
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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 never think I have to prove something.
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I'm not a nostalgic person: I never look back; I always forget.
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In photo shoots, I rely on instinct. Which is not to say I don't bring ideas to a project or consider it beforehand.
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When you love fashion, there is no weekend. Everything just blends together.
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When everything is good, maybe I think it's the time to do something else.
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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 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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I think the 'Harpers Bazaar' woman is not a fashion victim; she understands fashion but is not a victim, you know.
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You know it's very important, the role of a mother... I don't know, but it's feminism to me to love your kids.