Alber Elbaz Quotes
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Many, many times I find that whatever is looking good on the screen doesn't always look or feel good on the body. So who do we design for - do we design for the screen, or do we design for women?
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I think that if you want to pass emotion, you have to write a letter. Emotions do not pass in SMS or in e-mail.
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Me, as a designer who is not exactly skinny, all I want is comfortable clothes.
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I am always trying to put myself inside: Every dress I do, I think, 'If I were a woman, would I wear it?'
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I love to see old women. I love wrinkles. I love gray hair.
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I wanted to go out of fashion, to study medicine. I thought, you know, who needs fashion? How important is it if you wear a red dress and an orange jacket? It's not, really.
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Run away from laziness; work hard. Touch intuition and listen to the heart, not marketing directors. Dream.
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In high fashion, we're always accused of doing things that are not very relevant, not the real world. I know that it's important sometimes to do fantasy, but I felt like touching people and going back to different women and men, especially the idea of different ages and body shapes.
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I'm not a plastic surgeon, and I cannot change the DNA of a person, but when I see a woman try on my clothes and she feels beautiful, I know I am doing my job.
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It's a major job to help men and women look beautiful.
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My father, who was a hair colourist, died when I was young, so my mother had to work very hard. But at the same time, I do believe that if you have everything, it is easy to make a dinner. When you only have flour and water and olives and potatoes, you have to be much more creative, and that's what my mother is all about.
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Stay big in your work and small in your life.
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Mine is a job that never ends, a function where it is almost impossible to set aside time to rest or take a breather.
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How do you stand out as a fashion ad campaign? By using people off the street; it does generate buzz.
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In fashion, the time is so short, and even with pre-collection, there are not only dresses, shoes, bags, and furs but now raincoats and T-shirts. It's just an endless amount of work that we have to produce in no time.
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If you take something out of the freezer, it's cold, but what happens when it melts? It's a cool party, a cool person, a cool collection. What does that mean? I'm more interested in things that are uncool, things that have a certain individuality, a certain soul, a certain longevity, emotion, fragility.
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I hate bridges. I'm always very insecure on bridges.
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When I'm traveling the world, I don't ever look anymore at the geography - just enough to catch galleries and paintings.
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I never think people should do things for me. I think I should do things for others. That makes me more comfortable.
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For me, Lancome was more than just a brand. There was something very nostalgic about the name, about the whole story.
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I am not interested in perfection, and neither are the women who wear my clothes.
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I don't go out to parties because I'd look terrible in pictures. My escape is television - it's like meditation to me.
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The worst thing that can happen is if you're stuck within a bubble and you think that is what life is all about. It's great to see other people and hear from people of different ages and opinions.
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I am very much a people person.