Azzedine Alaia Quotes
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I'm always telling young designers to take the time to surround themselves with women.
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I don't wear perfume, and I don't like the air to be too saturated with scents.
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I've been wearing Chinese clothes since I was 14. I can't wear a suit. I'm small, and when I put on a suit, it's not possible.
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I prefer to stay poor.
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I love American girls. They're audacious. They put more outrageous things on their bodies than anybody.
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Karl Lagerfeld never touched a pair of scissors in his life.
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I'm happier about my friends than I am about my work. I still have a long way to go with work. My friends, that's the one thing I'm sure about.
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When you have one idea per year, it's already a miracle!
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I never followed fashion. It's women who have dictated my conduct.
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I work for women. I only think for them. If I didn't like women, I wouldn't do this job.
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'Vogue' remains while its fashion editors come and go.
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I am very curious. Every day, I say: 'What am I going to learn today, and whom am I going to meet?'
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You have to take things with a lot of laughter. I laugh with everyone; this way, I will be able to die happy.
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I have been offered the highest paid contracts in the world. I refused them all. It's not my thing. I don't want to cheat people.
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Ballet costumes are easier that opera because they are designed for movement.
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I want to speak directly with a star, not her stylist.
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I used to spend my nights oversewing dresses for a local dressmaker in order to pay for my school equipment.
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I make clothes; women make fashion.
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I even do my ready-to-wear samples like couture.
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The foundation of beauty is the body.
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The danger is we're losing sight of what women really want to wear.
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It's important to make women feel confident, because I think they are more important than men.
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You know Sarkozy offered me the Legion d'honneur medal? I refused. People said I refused because I don't like Sarkozy, but that's ridiculous. I refused because I don't like decorations - except on women.
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As for success, I don't care for it. It is a fragile thing.