Azzedine Alaia Quotes
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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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I am always in doubt; I am never sure of myself.
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I think women should be seductive, not triste. There's enough sadness in life now without making women look sad, too.
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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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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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In an ordinary suit and tie, I'd look like a little macho. I'd be ridiculous.
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Bill Cunningham... he knows fashion better than anybody.
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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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Who will remember Anna Wintour in the history of fashion? No one.
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As I said many times, the fashion world, its system, can be disturbing.
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My father could be very strict, but very fair. His father was the same. We all respected my grandfather; he was the head of the clan. Every morning, we all had to say good morning and kiss his hand. But not me. I jumped on his lap and bit him.
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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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Fashion will last forever. It will exist always. It will exist in its own way in each era.
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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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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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When I was growing up, I never heard the word 'racism.' It was only in Paris I encountered that.
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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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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 am never sure that anything's good enough. Something that is good today will not be good tomorrow.
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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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The present fashion system is too hard - there are too many collections. The designers have no time to think! Money is too important. Schedules are too crazy.
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I'm working 24 hours a day. I have had a house in Tunisia for 20 years, and I never have time to go because there are collections, fittings.
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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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Who can really say who invents something first in fashion?