I think you are born chic. You cannot be chic. It is something you cannot learn. — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share Image
Clothing is always a tool that helps me take a picture. But it's never about the clothing. — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share Image
I want to be the Joan of Arc of fashion. I want to be the link between the runway and the real… — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share Image
I actually love the 'rappers look,' with the saggy pants and oversized clothes. It's very deliberate. — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share Image
I think it's good to have surprises in fashion because we always see the same things. — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share Image
Each morning, you dress to become a different woman. Fashion helps. — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share Image
My private life is a lot more ladylike and less sultry than the fashion photos I imagine. — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share Image
In fashion, it’s always better to be an interesting person than a beautiful one. Character is much more fascinating than pure good… — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share Image
Always wear high heels. Yes, they give you power. you move differently, sit differently and even speak differently. — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share Image
I'm so tired of this vision of fashion of a diva with a big ego, and you think of big dark glasses… — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share Image
Even though I love fashion, I prefer people to fashion. Fashion is to make the person comfortable in her body, its not… — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share Image
You lose attitude when you feel too comfortable, so I prefer to wear clothes that have a certain edge to them. — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share Image
I hate mules. I hate the noise when someone walks with mules. Clomp, clomp, clomp. I think it's very not chic. I… — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share Image
If I'm doing something in fashion, I will try to respect the 'laws' of the business, but I will try to keep… — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share Image
If you are a reader of 'Harper's Bazaar,' to me, you are a woman who loves fashion, but not just fashion; you… — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share Image
Like this. The wristbands you get at nightclubs next to all the bracelets? It's always the details that give me the ideas.… — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share Image
I get an award for being the best dressed, but at the end of the day I'm not Daphne Guinness. I don't… — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share Image
My name has become a brand - it could be make-up, clothing, perfume. — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share Image
I mix talents and friendship, which is not very professional, but it's my way of thinking. So I love Azzedine Alaia, because… — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share Image
Fashion has a political role insofar as following it can give you the impression to belonging to a certain social group or… — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share Image
I think the 'Harpers Bazaar' woman is not a fashion victim; she understands fashion but is not a victim, you know. — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share Image
Each woman needs to know herself and think that the clothes are here to make her more beautiful, because the person is… — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share Image
We are very lucky to work in fashion and not work in a hospital or something where the biggest deal we come… — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share Image
The hair and makeup is very important in a fashion picture. When I create a look for a girl, it starts with… — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share Image
At the start, I had no idea to go into fashion, because I thought people would think I was stupid. I don't… — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share Image
The fashion industry certainly has its obscene sides. The cost of a coat can be obscene. So can the cost of a… — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share Image
Designers have told me that their collections are so me, but I don't always recognise it because if you ask me what… — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share Image
People think I only wear new clothes, that I'm very trendy, but I like classic things on me, to mix with a… — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share Image
I am very surprised by someone like Alexander Wang. I am amazed how he is good with fashion, with business, with public… — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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,… — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share
If people ask me to describe my look, I always say: 'Quite classic with an edge.' — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share
Even though I love fashion, I prefer people to fashion. Fashion is to make the person comfortable in her body, its not something very… — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share
Each morning I do my ballet class for one hour; after that, it means one hour less to get ready. — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share
We have the sort of beautiful older woman here in Paris. People like Loulou de la Falaise and Betty Catroux, all these beautiful looking… — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share
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… — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share
I think, in many ways, certain people sought me out maybe because they liked my body language or they liked the way I wore… — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share
I discovered the slip dress, which I think is one of the more French things because when you take off your clothes, even when… — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share
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 Copy Share
When I was a little girl, my mother tried to make me dance, but I did not like it then. — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share
When in doubt, wear a suit. Look at male politicians: you see them in a suit, and they look fine. But if you see… — Carine Roitfeld Copy Share
