Carine Roitfeld Quotes

I think you are born chic. You cannot be chic. It is something you cannot learn.

Once you start being a muse, you cannot stop being a muse.

I think that something needs to be weird in order to have real beauty.

What a women reads makes her more attractive and more elegant than what she wears.

Always wear high heels. Yes, they give you power. you move differently, sit differently and even speak differently.

When everything is good, maybe I think it’s the time to do something else.

Fashion is not about clothes, it is about a look.

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.

Fashion's about extravagance, and everyone needs a bit of that.

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.

Fashion is very tough, and we shouldn't forget that before designers were money-makers, they were artists.

Today there is too much retouching, and I don't like it, except on me.

Even though jeans suit me, I never wear jeans.

You discover yourself through the research of your work.

I love black lingerie and white shoes, and I love knives.

In fashion, it’s always better to be an interesting person than a beautiful one. Character is much more fascinating than pure good looks.

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.

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.

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.

Let the others have beauty. I've got the charisma.

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.

It’s funny, everything is so much easier when you do it yourself.

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.

Ballet is good, because it makes you stand up tall.

I think that most of the women when they dress in the morning, they try to be someone elseToday there is too much retouching, and I don't like it...except on me.

I am like a lemon. I'm pressed for more juice. When I have fun, there's still juice. I am not dried up.

There are certain models who might not be considered beautiful. I think personality is more important than looks.

Bleaching eyebrows makes me crazy.

I think the first picture taken is often the best one.

I think I have character, and that is what people like in me.

When in doubt, wear a suit.

In photo shoots, I rely on instinct. Which is not to say I don't bring ideas to a project or consider it beforehand.

Each morning you dress to become a different woman. Fashion helps.

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.

Coco Chanel was always doing things with ballet, so it is a tradition clashing fashion and ballet.

Makeup can help you capture a moment.

I hate people who over intellectualize. It bores me deeply.

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

Enthusiasm is something so positive.

You're not on your own. You're doing things with other people. This is very important for me.

My biggest icon is Liz Taylor because I don’t think she had great taste but I loved her energy.

Sins are timeless. Sins are an everyday reality for every one. Sin has been in existence since the beginning of man, since Adam and Eve. It will always be pertinent.

Imitation always stinks. When I take photos, I don't go back. I don't look at the past. I'm always original.

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.

Dancing is the last sport with no sponsor.

A magazine is not just one person. And a fashion shoot is the same!

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.

A lot of rumours on the Internet are wrong and horrible.

I am not mean at all, I am not tough at all.

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.