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Monsieur Saint Laurent was pathologically shy, and he made the Saint Laurent woman in his own image. Like her, I am shy. And to protect myself, I adopted something of an androgynous look, just as his women did. -- Carine Roitfeld
My father was very chic. My mum was always encouraging me. Some parents would say, 'Why don't you be a lawyer, a doctor, or something more important?' They never said that. -- Carine Roitfeld
I am not a good professional of fashion. I am not an expert about how clothes are constructed or the history of fashion. I never start with fashion. I always think of the girl and her personality - because all that matters to me when you look at a page is, "Do you want to be that girl?" -- Carine Roitfeld
One time, a burglar came to my apartment, so we called the police. My son was here, so I think they left before they tried to steal something. So the police come to my apartment, and they say, 'Oh my God, did they steal everything?' I was like, 'No, it was like that!' -- Carine Roitfeld
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. -- Carine Roitfeld
You can be beautiful with big breasts; you can be beautiful in your 40s. If you don't have perfect ankles, still you can move your legs in a certain way and look very sexy. -- Carine Roitfeld
I don't say "oh, I'm a grandmother; I can't wear this anymore." Everything I can't wear I've already given to my daughter. -- Carine Roitfeld
I have a couture body. -- Carine Roitfeld
Dancing is the last sport with no sponsor. -- Carine Roitfeld
In fashion, it's always better to be an interesting person than a beautiful one. Character is much more fascinating than pure good looks. -- Carine Roitfeld
If I could choose something besides fashion, I would love to be a ballerina. -- Carine Roitfeld
I always try to be nice to the paparazzi because finally, maybe one day, they won't ask for me, and I will regret it. -- Carine Roitfeld
We have the sort of beautiful older woman here in Paris. People like Loulou de la Falaise and Betty Catroux, all these beautiful looking women over 60 ... So there is culture here in France that even if you are older, you can stay beautiful. -- Carine Roitfeld
I'm not a Facebook girl. Even though there is a fake Facebook with my name, it's not me. I'm not on Twitter; it's not me. -- Carine Roitfeld
To see yourself on the big screen, you're big, you hate your voice, your vocabulary. You say the same words, you speak bad. -- Carine Roitfeld
I think it's difficult to do fashion for men, because either you become very over-homosexual fashion or very boring fashion. You don't want a boy who looks 15 in a little pair of shorts with some strange art ... But to see just a jacket and tie is boring. -- Carine Roitfeld
I have a lot to say about fashion - not just about fashion, but beauty, art. -- Carine Roitfeld
I am just doing photo shoots. It's not something that extraordinary. I'm not a great artist, I'm not writing books, I'm not a painter, and people in the streets ask me for a picture or a note, and I say, 'Why?' -- Carine Roitfeld
I think that when you're taking pictures with my principles, you can try anything. Dare to do a lot of things - dare with sexuality, dare to break taboos as long as it remains photogenic. As long as I find an elegance and beauty in it, I am not afraid to tackle anything. -- Carine Roitfeld
My hair and make-up secret is 'the messier the better.' -- Carine Roitfeld
The fashion industry certainly has its obscene sides. The cost of a coat can be obscene. So can the cost of a photo shoot if you're working with a really good photographer. -- Carine Roitfeld
Amidst globalisation, trends are becoming worldwide, so it's important to take a unique approach to what fashion has to offer. Be yourself in the middle of it all; fashion shouldn't be 'try hard.' -- Carine Roitfeld
Clothing is always a tool that helps me take a picture. But it's never about the clothing. -- Carine Roitfeld
I think that each woman, whatever age, needs to recognize something good in her body. Someone has beautiful legs, someone has beautiful hair, someone else has beautiful decolletage or a beautiful waist or beautiful hands. Everyone has something great. -- Carine Roitfeld
I have good legs, so I prefer my skirt lengths and my high heels. It's like my uniform. -- Carine Roitfeld
My private life is a lot more ladylike and less sultry than the fashion photos I imagine. -- Carine Roitfeld
I think that life has brought a lot to fashion, and fashion brings plenty to life. I took my children on photo shoots, at the same time, I borrowed my father's sweater for a photo shoot and, then, I am inspired by a Russian princess because of my Russian roots. Everything is all mixed in together. -- Carine Roitfeld
I started wearing high heels when I first worked with Mario Testino. He is tall; I had to be at his height. And I have never stopped since then. -- Carine Roitfeld
Makeup can help you capture a moment. -- Carine Roitfeld
Pregnancy is something that I always love. It's about hope and the future and a new baby. -- Carine Roitfeld
Just because someone is holding a gun doesn't make an image controversial. It all depends on where you put the gun, who is holding it. -- Carine Roitfeld
I miss my parents. But still, my granddaughter, my daughter, my grandma, you know, so it's very important for me. You lost your parents, but a new baby comes. It's like the cycle of fashion. -- Carine Roitfeld
It is very wrong to sleep in your make-up, but when you wake up the next morning, I think it looks very good. -- Carine Roitfeld
What I hope I would do is something new, but I still love print. I love to touch paper. I'm not sure if I will ever do a magazine again, but I have plenty of ideas on the subject. -- Carine Roitfeld
When you're getting old, obviously you try to put on the best cream, you have massages, you try to stay beautiful, but I think wrinkles can sometimes be more beautiful than having none. -- Carine Roitfeld
Always wear high heels. Yes, they give you power. you move differently, sit differently and even speak differently. -- Carine Roitfeld
I am very obsessed with ballet now because it is a very difficult sport and a beautiful one because it is not about money. It's not like playing football or tennis - dance has no sponsors, it's just for the beauty. Maybe it is the only last pure sport. -- Carine Roitfeld
I'm always independent. No boss. -- Carine Roitfeld
In Japan, you can learn how to make a bunch of flowers. This is an art. Tea ceremony, it's an art. -- Carine Roitfeld
I see girls who are so skinny on the catwalks, and I know so many of them destroy their lives and their family's lives. -- Carine Roitfeld
There are so many magazines and so many editors out there that you have to be different. -- Carine Roitfeld
People think I only wear new clothes, that I'm very trendy, but I like classic things on me, to mix with a trendy pair of shoes. -- Carine Roitfeld
Yves Saint Laurent liked women to put their hands in their pockets, or to hold cigarettes, and act a bit like boys. It was to give an impression of composure, some self-assurance, and to counter the feminine appearance. -- Carine Roitfeld
I believe in the Yves Saint Laurent woman who either has her hands in the pockets of her pantsuit or is holding her lover's hand. She doesn't need a bag. -- Carine Roitfeld
It's true I always like to mix femininity and something a bit masculine. It's the reason I love skirts with high heels and tights, and no handbag because I love having my hands in my pockets. -- Carine Roitfeld
Do what you are not supposed to do, like wear white shoes all year round. -- Carine Roitfeld
The true test of a man's style is the haircut. There are some men who look good no matter how their hair is styled, whether it's trendy or not. A man can change his haircut many times, but to pull off any haircut, you have to be very chic. Like Brad Pitt. -- Carine Roitfeld
I keep my old friends, and get older with them, but push young. It's good to be surrounded by kids, because they keep you young. -- Carine Roitfeld
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. -- Carine Roitfeld
Paris is mostly retired people - I love it, and it's a beautiful city, but it's quite slow. -- Carine Roitfeld
I am afraid of blood, but for some reason often I put blood in my photos ... I don't know why. -- Carine Roitfeld
My mom read French 'Elle' when I was a little girl, and so, when I was 15 or 16, I said, 'I want to work in fashion.' -- Carine Roitfeld
London Fashion Week isn't the most organised, but I don't mind that. It's such an exciting place - it's small and cool. -- Carine Roitfeld
When you're editor-in-chief of a big magazine, you cannot be a cover girl for MAC; you cannot be the face of Givenchy - of course you can't; it's doesn't go with the job. -- Carine Roitfeld
When I don't know what to wear, I wear black lace. -- Carine Roitfeld
If I like a make-up artist's look, even if nobody knows about her, I use her. New people give me energy. -- Carine Roitfeld
Anna Wintour is the most powerful woman in the global fashion industry, the first lady of fashion. She's a politician; I'm a stylist. They are two very different jobs. -- Carine Roitfeld
To me, makeup is fashion and vice versa. What I dress and what I wear always needs to work with my makeup, which is usually the same anyway. -- Carine Roitfeld
I made a big family when I was working at 'Vogue' for ten years, and I'm still friends with a lot of them. -- Carine Roitfeld
I love curvy women. Maybe because I'm not. I would love to be a Marilyn Monroe, but I'm very far away from that ... So I love very curvy girls. -- Carine Roitfeld
Today there is too much retouching, and I don't like it, except on me. -- Carine Roitfeld
Coco Chanel was always doing things with ballet, so it is a tradition clashing fashion and ballet. -- Carine Roitfeld
When in doubt, wear a suit. Look at male politicians: you see them in a suit, and they look fine. But if you see a picture of them on the weekend or on vacation, there's a good chance they look terrible and unstylish. -- Carine Roitfeld
I actually love the 'rappers look,' with the saggy pants and oversized clothes. It's very deliberate. -- Carine Roitfeld
I think it's good that [my granddaughter] here because I lost my parents and now it's great that there's a new generation. And she's taught me new things that I've forgotten. Like, when you're on holiday and see what it's like to see a shell or go into the water for the first time. -- Carine Roitfeld
I'm not a superhero - I'm a super worker! -- Carine Roitfeld
Look at someone like Steve Jobs. His look wasn't very special - black turtleneck and jeans - but he had style. He looked the same, and you knew it was him when you saw him. Plus, he was a very smart person, which is also very attractive. His style was simple, not distracting, and very strong. -- Carine Roitfeld
When you have confidence, when you feel loved by people, you can tell them the truth. It's important that I can say the photo isn't beautiful or the photo shoot sucks. -- Carine Roitfeld
If Kate Moss hadn't been booked when she was 14, Kate Moss might not exist. -- Carine Roitfeld
Designers have told me that their collections are so me, but I don't always recognise it because if you ask me what my style is, I'm really not that sure. -- Carine Roitfeld
I never like to wear too much makeup, and sometimes the best makeup is when it's not too perfect. I like to sometimes apply my makeup with my fingers. -- Carine Roitfeld
When I was working with Tom Ford, he would just look at me and ask, 'Will you wear it?' I'd say, 'Ah, too long, too short, lower waist, deeper V, unbutton' - that sort of thing. I don't create clothes, but I definitely know how to make them come alive. -- Carine Roitfeld
I think that ballet is very good for the body. It's very similar to yoga, because you have to hold a position. -- Carine Roitfeld
I think that Americans, they love comfort more than Europeans. Americans created the T-shirt, the sweat pants, and they create the best sporting shoes. -- Carine Roitfeld
I'm not a business girl. I will never be a business girl, but I will say, for Anna Wintour, that I respect successful people; I like things that are success. -- Carine Roitfeld
You're not on your own. You're doing things with other people. This is very important for me. -- Carine Roitfeld
I don't like Botox. It makes a very strange forehead. -- Carine Roitfeld
When I was a little girl, my mother tried to make me dance, but I did not like it then. -- Carine Roitfeld
I don't have a big appetite. I don't eat a lot, to be honest - never. I'm a bit like a little bird, picking all day long, but I'm not getting pasta or getting all those things, you know? -- Carine Roitfeld
I definitely want to work on a project with young designers, not just French but international. -- Carine Roitfeld
I'm so tired of this vision of fashion of a diva with a big ego, and you think of big dark glasses to be pretentious and keep far away from the people. -- Carine Roitfeld
When I was young, no one got married. Now, all the young people, they want to get married, they want security. Now that my children's friends are getting married, I go to more weddings than I ever did when I was young. -- Carine Roitfeld
If I'm doing something in fashion, I will try to respect the 'laws' of the business, but I will try to keep my integrity and my respect for the designers and for my readers. -- Carine Roitfeld
Either you are a good Virgo or a crazy Virgo! The good Virgo side of me is educating and raising the children - being there for them. -- Carine Roitfeld
I want to be the Joan of Arc of fashion. I want to be the link between the runway and the real woman. -- Carine Roitfeld
Sometimes pressure can be good, and it gives you a lot of energy to do something. -- Carine Roitfeld
People ask me 'Why you want to do another magazine - 10 years at 'Vogue,' a great magazine? Why do you want to make a new one? It's so difficult and there's already so many.' I wanted to do something new, bring a new vision. -- Carine Roitfeld
I want more women to run countries. There'd be more peace on Earth. -- Carine Roitfeld
A lot of rumours on the Internet are wrong and horrible. -- Carine Roitfeld
I saw 'The Devil Wears Prada.' I don't think it's a reality. -- Carine Roitfeld
I am not a celebrity. I work with celebrities, and it is very difficult. When a celebrity wears a dress, it's good for business, so brands fight for the red carpet. Me? I don't like it, because fashion becomes a job about dressing celebrities. And it's a bit boring. -- Carine Roitfeld
Working for a magazine, you have a boss; you are not free. -- Carine Roitfeld
Fashion is supposed to be light and not try too hard. -- Carine Roitfeld
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. -- Carine Roitfeld
I discovered the slip dress, which I think is one of the more French things because when you take off your clothes, even when to go into a shop to buy something, or you're going to Riccardo Tisci to try on a suit, it's like having protection. -- Carine Roitfeld
You don't choose your public; your public chooses you. -- Carine Roitfeld
French 'Vogue' was always a photographer's magazine. -- Carine Roitfeld
Beauty can be quite boring, especially if you're talking about beauty that doesn't last. And what lasts is exactly the thing that maybe wasn't pretty at first. It comes over time to be beautiful or interesting or exciting. -- Carine Roitfeld
I am very surprised by someone like Alexander Wang. I am amazed how he is good with fashion, with business, with public relations himself, with an attitude in his clothes that is spoken immediately. -- Carine Roitfeld
I would never share my daughter's wardrobe. Every five years you have to go through your wardrobe and say, 'This is possible, this is not possible.' But you have to be happy with yourself. -- Carine Roitfeld
I always love to push myself, because I am not so self-confident. -- Carine Roitfeld
I don't like intellectuals, or, at least, people who call themselves that way, because I am under the impression that there is always something condescending in their demeanour, and I don't like condescending people. -- Carine Roitfeld
We are very lucky to work in fashion and not work in a hospital or something where the biggest deal we come across is perhaps the length of a skirt. -- Carine Roitfeld
I love the noise of my wooden clogs on my wooden floor. Dancers wear clogs. They're good for you. -- Carine Roitfeld
When you love fashion, there is no weekend. Everything just blends together. -- Carine Roitfeld
I need a lot of black on my eyes and a little shot of vodka to be brave, because you're beautiful when you relax. -- Carine Roitfeld
Working with Barneys, and choosing the looks, I was thinking about whether a real woman would buy this outfit and feel beautiful and comfortable. -- Carine Roitfeld
I hate mules. I hate the noise when someone walks with mules. Clomp, clomp, clomp. I think it's very not chic. I don't even like a flip-flop. I don't like this noise. -- Carine Roitfeld
I was never conscious that I was becoming an icon or I'm not an icon, because my family, my kids, my husband keep me down-to-earth. -- Carine Roitfeld
I am from the age of magazines, so the Internet is terrifying to me. But I am learning. -- Carine Roitfeld
You discover yourself through the research of your work. -- Carine Roitfeld
In my 10 years, I never put a girl that was too skinny in French 'Vogue.' -- Carine Roitfeld
'Vogue' is a very specific world. You are 'Vogue,' or not 'Vogue.' -- Carine Roitfeld
Fashion isn't something you can buy; you need to have the sense of it, and most people don't. -- Carine Roitfeld
I love the free spirit in London. -- Carine Roitfeld
I know that people in fashion and people in general hate to be filmed. -- Carine Roitfeld
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. -- Carine Roitfeld
I think you are born chic. You cannot be chic. It is something you cannot learn. -- Carine Roitfeld
I get on well with models, and I like to treat them well. -- Carine Roitfeld
We are very luck to be women, so even if we're wearing trousers, I always wear them with some lace underwear or a very feminine bra - I like that. -- Carine Roitfeld
Fashion's about extravagance, and everyone needs a bit of that. -- Carine Roitfeld
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. -- Carine Roitfeld
When I left French 'Vogue,' New York welcomed me with a big, big hug. -- Carine Roitfeld
It's very difficult to know when you're crossing the boundary. I hate the word boundary because I never think about it when taking a picture. Very often it doesn't mean anything because it depends on who's looking at the picture more than the content of the picture itself. -- Carine Roitfeld
I don't think the woman in French 'Vogue' was an object. She was always a real woman. -- Carine Roitfeld
I could live very quietly, do advertising to earn money. -- Carine Roitfeld
When you get older, you have to stay a bit rock n' roll so that young people will still be interested in you. The way you move, the way you talk, maybe the way you have your hair in your face a little bit - this keeps you interesting. -- Carine Roitfeld
Fashion is very tough, and we shouldn't forget that before designers were money-makers, they were artists. -- Carine Roitfeld
There are a lot of good men's magazines. In England, you have 'Arena Homme+' and 'Another Man;' and in France we have 'L'Officiel Hommes.' But all are looking similar. -- Carine Roitfeld
It's always fun when people ask you for advice. -- Carine Roitfeld
You lose attitude when you feel too comfortable, so I prefer to wear clothes that have a certain edge to them. -- Carine Roitfeld
When in doubt, wear a suit. -- Carine Roitfeld
Fashion is a hard business. -- Carine Roitfeld
I don't have problems with my weight, I don't change weight but I think when you're gaining in age your position has to be beautiful. -- Carine Roitfeld
I mix talents and friendship, which is not very professional, but it's my way of thinking. So I love Azzedine Alaia, because I've known him for 30 years, and he's making my dresses most of the time. -- Carine Roitfeld
I was the muse of Tom Ford and Gucci for years, but that was a long time ago. -- Carine Roitfeld
Here in France, I've seen some very good young designers, but they don't have this ability to be good businessmen, too. I think America gives you this. -- Carine Roitfeld
When you give a lot of confidence in people and you don't get it back, you are a bit disappointed, but it's life. -- Carine Roitfeld
When you're writing, you're on your own, and I like to work as a team. -- Carine Roitfeld
I'm still like a butterfly going from one job to another job. But it's quite lovely - I hope to keep this freedom, to have fun. -- Carine Roitfeld
When a designer creates, he looks at the world around him. -- Carine Roitfeld
Thinking differently is my strength. -- Carine Roitfeld
I am very lucky in that I can eat what I want and don't have to follow any special diet. -- Carine Roitfeld
I started as a writer for magazines, and soon they asked me to illustrate my stories. I started from the bottom of the bottom. And I climbed the stairs, one by one. -- Carine Roitfeld
I've always used black girls on the runway, because I think they're beautiful. I don't need people to tell me, 'You need to use black girls.' I did for 20 years; it's not a new thing for me. -- Carine Roitfeld
To be a good model, you have to be very smart. -- Carine Roitfeld
It's funny, everything is so much easier when you do it yourself. -- Carine Roitfeld
I think it's good to have surprises in fashion because we always see the same things. -- Carine Roitfeld
Fashion is one big family. -- Carine Roitfeld
I think it's less common in France that a man at the age of 50 buys a Porsche and gets a young girlfriend. -- Carine Roitfeld
I am like a lemon. I'm pressed for more juice. When I have fun, there's still juice. I am not dried up. -- Carine Roitfeld
I hate people who over intellectualize. It bores me deeply. -- Carine Roitfeld
I never think I have to prove something. -- Carine Roitfeld
I like to provoke. I'm very French. -- Carine Roitfeld
I'm a very spontaneous person, for the bad and the good. -- Carine Roitfeld
People say I look like my father. My son is very much like him. -- Carine Roitfeld
Only buy clothes that you plan to keep forever. It's important to see trends for what they are: a game. -- Carine Roitfeld
I do think fashion is fun! Much more than people think. -- Carine Roitfeld
If people ask me to describe my look, I always say: 'Quite classic with an edge.' -- Carine Roitfeld
The most important thing is posture: when you get old, it's the way you walk, the way you stand, that shows it. -- Carine Roitfeld
If you don't want to get bored with what you're doing, you have to change. -- Carine Roitfeld
In a way, I envy the freedom artists have. Artists can push themselves beyond their limits, in pursuit of their ideas and their vision, even if they are inhabited by demons that can also play tricks on them. -- Carine Roitfeld
In photo shoots, I rely on instinct. Which is not to say I don't bring ideas to a project or consider it beforehand. -- Carine Roitfeld
I think that something needs to be weird in order to have a real beauty. -- Carine Roitfeld
You can't learn how to be elegant; you can only learn how to avoid mistakes. The rest is instinct. Elegance is about the way you cross your legs, not the label or the newest clothes from the latest collection. -- Carine Roitfeld
Blogs are quite a new development - now, everyone wants to know you, everyone wants to know everything about you. And you can build a following that way. In a way, it's a good thing if you want to create a buzz around yourself. -- Carine Roitfeld
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. -- Carine Roitfeld
Fashion has a political role insofar as following it can give you the impression to belonging to a certain social group or a private club. -- Carine Roitfeld
Enthusiasm is something so positive. -- Carine Roitfeld
I think, in many ways, certain people sought me out maybe because they liked my body language or they liked the way I wore a slit skirt, the way I cross my legs or carry my purse. It's quite inspiring to play the seduction card. -- Carine Roitfeld
I love black lingerie and white shoes, and I love knives. -- Carine Roitfeld
There are certain models who might not be considered beautiful. I think personality is more important than looks. -- Carine Roitfeld
Sometimes you think you aren't a good mama; you always feel a bit guilty when you're a mom. You want to be everywhere. -- Carine Roitfeld
There are people who give you the confidence that you're lacking and once you have confidence, you're free and finally you can let out what's inside of you. -- Carine Roitfeld
The hair and makeup is very important in a fashion picture. When I create a look for a girl, it starts with the makeup. Sometimes it takes an entire day to find the look. -- Carine Roitfeld
I do go very fast. I think if I don't go fast it's going to be boring. That's what photographers need to do. -- Carine Roitfeld
I think beauty can be everywhere. -- Carine Roitfeld
Ballet is good, because it makes you stand up tall. -- Carine Roitfeld
When you have a magazine like 'Vogue,' you know a lot of kids are going to follow your pictures. -- Carine Roitfeld
I love ballet because you can see how beautiful the body is. -- Carine Roitfeld
It's very difficult for designers today. How can someone produce so many shows? Now the minimum is four a year. -- Carine Roitfeld
I am not mean at all; I am not tough at all. -- Carine Roitfeld
'Grandmother' doesn't mean that you have gray hair and you retire and stay home cooking cakes for your grandchildren. -- Carine Roitfeld
For me, fashion is not about reality. -- Carine Roitfeld
Imitation always stinks. When I take photos, I don't go back. I don't look at the past. I'm always original. -- Carine Roitfeld
The less you have, the more you enjoy. -- Carine Roitfeld
What a women reads makes her more attractive and more elegant than what she wears. -- Carine Roitfeld
I don't think because you have money you have taste ... Education and money - this is quite rare. No? -- Carine Roitfeld
At the start, I had no idea to go into fashion, because I thought people would think I was stupid. I don't worry about those things anymore. -- Carine Roitfeld
'Vogue' is a very beautiful magazine, an institution, and I learned so much working there. -- Carine Roitfeld
People always say, 'You look like Iggy Pop.' -- Carine Roitfeld
If you are a reader of 'Harper's Bazaar,' to me, you are a woman who loves fashion, but not just fashion; you love fashion, you love travel, you love art, you love music. -- Carine Roitfeld
A magazine is not just one person. And a fashion shoot is the same! -- Carine Roitfeld
Even though jeans suit me, I never wear jeans. -- Carine Roitfeld
Maybe people have no idea how much work is behind a picture. It can seem very effortless, but there is a lot of work. It's exactly like doing ballet. It's hours and hours, but when you go onstage, it's just the pleasure of dancing. -- Carine Roitfeld
When you have the baby, there is no BlackBerry, no computer; you just have the baby on your stomach, and your heart is beating the same time as the baby's. It's very nice. -- Carine Roitfeld
Like most Russians, I am very superstitious, and if I don't get married, I don't get divorced. -- Carine Roitfeld
I love if someone invites me to a restaurant, so I don't know if that's a feminist. -- Carine Roitfeld
I'm not a nostalgic person: I never look back; I always forget. -- Carine Roitfeld
As you get older, you see life is very short, so you have to appreciate more and more and to enjoy it. -- Carine Roitfeld
There is always a bit of seduction to it when one person is clothed and the other is naked, which can be a little weird. Everybody should be naked. In that case, it would be easier. Let's do a huge naked photo shoot! -- Carine Roitfeld
My name has become a brand - it could be make-up, clothing, perfume. -- Carine Roitfeld
Fashion shows used to be more crazy. Now they've become a bit too serious. -- Carine Roitfeld
Most makeup campaigns are not in black and white. -- Carine Roitfeld
You can be covered and be very sexy. It's not what you show; it's what you have in mind, the way you cross your legs, the way you talk to people. -- Carine Roitfeld
I think the 'Harpers Bazaar' woman is not a fashion victim; she understands fashion but is not a victim, you know. -- Carine Roitfeld
Each morning, you dress to become a different woman. Fashion helps. -- Carine Roitfeld
The reason I call my book 'Irreverent' is because there were a lot of pictures that were very irreverent. Maybe I could call my book 'Forgiving' because maybe I made a lot of errors, too. -- Carine Roitfeld
I'm not the girl next door. -- Carine Roitfeld
Sometimes, when you go to airport and look at the people, you see the worst looks - but the worst looks can give you more ideas than the best looks. -- Carine Roitfeld
Fashion is a completely international business. -- Carine Roitfeld
Fashion is not about clothes, it is about a look. -- Carine Roitfeld
Let the others have beauty. I've got the charisma. -- Carine Roitfeld
Fashion is a language, for sure, and it is a reflection of society. -- Carine Roitfeld
What is chic is just to be perfect, like magical, no? -- Carine Roitfeld
I think I have character, and that is what people like in me. -- Carine Roitfeld
I think it is good when something can stay interesting for a long time. It's not just a trend for one month. -- Carine Roitfeld
Yes, I can speak a bit and I can read and write in Russian. I learned it from my grandmother who raised me with all the Russian fairytales. -- Carine Roitfeld
'Vogue' is a bigger name than my name. -- Carine Roitfeld
If Caravaggio was a photographer today, I would love to work with him. I love his dark vision - I have a dark vision. -- Carine Roitfeld
The first Chanel jacket that I saw - that I knew was Chanel - was on TV. It was on Mrs. Kennedy - the pink one. -- Carine Roitfeld
If you listen too much, you won't be able to create. -- Carine Roitfeld
There are too many 50-year-olds dressing as 20-year-olds. -- Carine Roitfeld
The Russians are very much more up and down than the French. -- Carine Roitfeld
I am very excited to be able to work more with young designers and support them. -- Carine Roitfeld
It is good to be in front of the lens to appreciate more being behind the lens. -- Carine Roitfeld
It's interesting to know how much you are worth. -- Carine Roitfeld
I like to surprise people. I try to take risks. -- Carine Roitfeld
I think the first picture taken is often the best one. -- Carine Roitfeld
I am Parisian. I don't love the French. -- Carine Roitfeld
I think when I became a grandmother my life changed a lot, and I think I changed personally. -- Carine Roitfeld
Once you start being a muse, you cannot stop being a muse. -- Carine Roitfeld
Bleaching eyebrows makes me crazy. -- Carine Roitfeld
Each morning I do my ballet class for one hour; after that, it means one hour less to get ready. -- Carine Roitfeld
When everything is good, maybe I think it's the time to do something else. -- Carine Roitfeld
I'm not bad-looking, but I'm not a beauty, either. -- Carine Roitfeld