Azzedine Alaia Quotes
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The danger is we're losing sight of what women really want to wear.
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Who will remember Anna Wintour in the history of fashion? No one.
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I make clothes; women make fashion.
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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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Women must know themselves better than anyone. If you have ugly legs, wear long dresses. If you have long, great legs, show them.
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I put myself on the same level as everyone else around me - from the directrice to the workman, everyone. Except my pets - they are the Kings; you must treat them like royalty.
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Bill Cunningham... he knows fashion better than anybody.
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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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I learned French in Tunis, along with Arabic. I also learned French history. I knew the entire history of the kings of France. And I was fascinated by Versailles.
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Anna Wintour doesn't deal with pictures; she is just doing PR and business, and she scares everybody.
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I am always in doubt; I am never sure of myself.
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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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If I don't have a model in front of me, I don't have an idea.
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In modelling, it's very hard to keep in touch with the people you knew when you started.
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In an ordinary suit and tie, I'd look like a little macho. I'd be ridiculous.
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As a child, I was raised with my grandmother, alongside all my cousins, and the kitchen was always full.
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There is a sensuality about fabric. I think all materials should be inviting when they touch the skin. When I watch children stroking their mother's clothes, I feel that I have succeeded.
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There was a woman in Tunisia called Madame Pinot. She was a midwife and had helped in the birth of my siblings and me. I assisted her. I helped women give birth to a lot of babies when I was very young.
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When I was growing up, I never heard the word 'racism.' It was only in Paris I encountered that.
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I love film - it's like painting.
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I have total confidence in Beaute Prestige International to accompany me in creating a perfume that interprets my work and my world.
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I had used the stretch materials for years to shape the inside of garments I made for private clients. Then I just started using them on their own.
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My obsession is to make women beautiful. When you create with that in mind, things can't go out of fashion.
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Beyonce is a beautiful, elegant woman who is also a wonderful dancer. And her voice is sublime. Just like her husband, Jay-Z, Beyonce has real talent. They are both the kind of truly great artist who will be remembered by history. Their child will be lucky to have such talented parents.