Alber Elbaz

Pure, intense emotions. It's not about design. It's about feelings.

— Alber Elbaz

All I want is beautiful. I mean, I like grey hair, I love wrinkles. But this is me.

— Alber Elbaz

Our clothes are not always beautiful on the hanger, but put them on, and they fit like bathing suits.

— Alber Elbaz

I love to see old women. I love wrinkles. I love gray hair.

— Alber Elbaz

Women can dream at 9 in the morning and at 10 o'clock at night - it doesn't matter.

— Alber Elbaz

It's a major job to help men and women look beautiful.

— Alber Elbaz

After every show, I say to Hania [Destelle, a friend], ‘They hated it.’

— Alber Elbaz

If it’s not edible, it’s not food. If it’s not wearable, it’s not fashion.

— Alber Elbaz

At Yves Saint Laurent, I felt like the son-in-law - like I was part of the family, but not quite. When I…

— Alber Elbaz

I wanted to go out of fashion, to study medicine. I thought, you know, who needs fashion? How important is it if…

— Alber Elbaz

Everyone wants to be young and skinny. This is awful. Curves are marvelous. Wrinkles are hypnotizing. Why not just be happy with…

— Alber Elbaz

Fashion is not enough anymore. It's not just about what you wear. I mean, I don't know how many women can afford…

— Alber Elbaz

Our logo for Lanvin is a mother and a daughter. I've always said, 'It's not a lion, and it's not a horse.…

— Alber Elbaz

Women try to be the best everywhere, and it's impossible. I want my clothes to give women the freedom to just be…

— Alber Elbaz

I need to feel a desire, to find pleasure in moving forward, creating, inventing. The day I cease to learn, I must…

— Alber Elbaz

I want to know where is that committee in Switzerland that sits to decide what is in and what is out. I…

— Alber Elbaz

'Commercial' is not the word that has to be said only by CEOs. It has to be something that is maybe the…

— Alber Elbaz

Almost every collection I do has 200 different references. I don't have two of the same coat, two of the same dress.…

— Alber Elbaz

In fashion, the time is so short, and even with pre-collection, there are not only dresses, shoes, bags, and furs but now…

— Alber Elbaz

I like first class, but I don't like first class people - I prefer the people in coach. I like fine restaurants,…

— Alber Elbaz

My father, who was a hair colourist, died when I was young, so my mother had to work very hard. But at…

— Alber Elbaz

I think that because I'm overweight, [my] fantasy was lightness. So I project my fantasy to the clothes, and now all I…

— Alber Elbaz

The big room or big suite doesn't mean a lot to me. It is what the people do or don't do that…

— Alber Elbaz

With fashion, I barely finish one collection before I must start another.

— Alber Elbaz

I never think people should do things for me. I think I should do things for others. That makes me more comfortable.

— Alber Elbaz

If I wasn't a designer, I would love to be a doctor. That is my fantasy, my dream. A doctor will give…

— Alber Elbaz

I am always trying to put myself inside: Every dress I do, I think, 'If I were a woman, would I wear…

— Alber Elbaz

My dream is to be a doctor. I'm almost working in a laboratory, because I'm trying new techniques, new directions and fabrics,…

— Alber Elbaz

I think fashion is about longevity and doing your work. It isn't about winning or losing. It's about process, keeping it going.

— Alber Elbaz

I am very sensitive to the smells and sensations that are part of perfumes because they remind me of things: moments from…

— Alber Elbaz

For me, Lancome was more than just a brand. There was something very nostalgic about the name, about the whole story.

— Alber Elbaz

Sometimes you don't really need armor to feel protected. Sometimes maybe you need just a chiffon dress to hug you.

— Alber Elbaz

I've always said fashion is like roast chicken: You don't have to think about it to know it's delicious.

— Alber Elbaz

Fashion is not always about what's new, it's also about what's good. And I think if you need to see what's good,…

— Alber Elbaz

Fashion is instinctive and sensual. Learn to love what you wear. It should feel like eating chocolates...wi thout the calories

— Alber Elbaz

I work on fittings, mostly. You know, I sketch less and less in my work. I sketch for the show sometimes, but…

— Alber Elbaz

I know amazing people in fashion who are anything but fake. They are very real and very sensitive. They are happy and…

— Alber Elbaz

Style is the only thing you can't buy. It's not in a shopping bag, a label, or a price tag. It's something…

— Alber Elbaz

I thought, 'It doesn't matter what that woman is wearing,' but then I realised actually it's our job as designers to make…

— Alber Elbaz

Fashion doesn't look good only on models; it can look good on different people of different ages and different body shapes.

— Alber Elbaz