Carine Roitfeld Quotes

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Carine Roitfeld

Profession : Editor

Birth : September 19, 1954

If Kate Moss hadn't been booked when she was 14, Kate Moss might not exist.

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Only buy clothes that you plan to keep forever. It's important to see trends for what they are: a game.

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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.

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I'm not a nostalgic person: I never look back; I always forget.

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If you listen too much, you won't be able to create.

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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.

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If I could choose something besides fashion, I would love to be a ballerina.

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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.'

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Fashion is supposed to be light and not try too hard.

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I don't think because you have money you have taste... Education and money - this is quite rare. No?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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For me, fashion is not about reality.

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I was the muse of Tom Ford and Gucci for years, but that was a long time ago.

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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.

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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.'

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It's always fun when people ask you for advice.

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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.

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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.

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