Top 259 Quotes & Sayings by Carine Roitfeld - Page 3
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Last updated on November 23, 2024.
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.
'Vogue' is a very specific world. You are 'Vogue,' or not 'Vogue.'
I definitely want to work on a project with young designers, not just French but international.
A magazine is not just one person. And a fashion shoot is the same!
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.
In my 10 years, I never put a girl that was too skinny in French 'Vogue.'
I do think fashion is fun! Much more than people think.
There are so many magazines and so many editors out there that you have to be different.
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.
I hate people who over intellectualize. It bores me deeply.
Paris is mostly retired people - I love it, and it's a beautiful city, but it's quite slow.
Fashion's about extravagance, and everyone needs a bit of that.
When a designer creates, he looks at the world around him.
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.
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.
I think the 'Harpers Bazaar' woman is not a fashion victim; she understands fashion but is not a victim, you know.
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.
In photo shoots, I rely on instinct. Which is not to say I don't bring ideas to a project or consider it beforehand.
As you get older, you see life is very short, so you have to appreciate more and more and to enjoy it.
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.
I know that people in fashion and people in general hate to be filmed.
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.
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.
It is good to be in front of the lens to appreciate more being behind the lens.
When everything is good, maybe I think it's the time to do something else.
French 'Vogue' was always a photographer's magazine.
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.
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.
Sometimes pressure can be good, and it gives you a lot of energy to do something.
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.
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.
I think it is good when something can stay interesting for a long time. It's not just a trend for one month.
Makeup can help you capture a moment.
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.
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.
I am very excited to be able to work more with young designers and support them.
I'm not a nostalgic person: I never look back; I always forget.
Fashion shows used to be more crazy. Now they've become a bit too serious.
If you listen too much, you won't be able to create.
It's very difficult for designers today. How can someone produce so many shows? Now the minimum is four a year.
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.
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?'
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.
I don't think the woman in French 'Vogue' was an object. She was always a real woman.
A lot of rumours on the Internet are wrong and horrible.
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.
People say I look like my father. My son is very much like him.
I think that something needs to be weird in order to have a real beauty.
If I like a make-up artist's look, even if nobody knows about her, I use her. New people give me energy.
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.
'Vogue' is a bigger name than my name.
Most makeup campaigns are not in black and white.
I'm not a superhero - I'm a super worker!
What is chic is just to be perfect, like magical, no?
In Japan, you can learn how to make a bunch of flowers. This is an art. Tea ceremony, it's an art.
I am very lucky in that I can eat what I want and don't have to follow any special diet.
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.
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.
When you're writing, you're on your own, and I like to work as a team.
If Kate Moss hadn't been booked when she was 14, Kate Moss might not exist.
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