Ines de La Fressange

One thing Della Valle taught me is the power to say no if something isn't right. That mattered even over sales.

— Ines de La Fressange

Life is never what it seems - and that’s the great thing about it

— Ines de La Fressange

The secret of great style is to feel good in what you wear

— Ines de La Fressange

If you don't feel comfortable in a plunging sweater, skin-tight jeans and killer heels, go home and change.

— Ines de La Fressange

It's important to keep up the idea of the brand, even beyond sales.

— Ines de La Fressange

Matching shoes and bags immediately age you by 10 years.

— Ines de La Fressange

Even if you live in a tiny village, there's an Internet site. It's quite easy to find clothes, but sometimes women don't…

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You can go out and hate everybody, hate your age, and hate all the things you don't have but it will show;…

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I had no luck when I started out as a model. I keep telling people that it's the only career in the…

— Ines de La Fressange

People imagine I am always in a Bentley with pearls and diamonds and black glasses and Karl Lagerfeld next to me.

— Ines de La Fressange

It is true that in France, women put on less things. If they have a necklace, they don't put on earrings; if…

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Buying a matching blouse and skirt from the same store is a crime. A clever mix of chic and cheap hits the…

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But overall when you work in fashion, you're always in a rush. You're always a little late, always in a hurry. Every…

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I would love to live in India or in the South of France, but Roger Vivier doesn't have offices yet in New…

— Ines de La Fressange

One thing Della Valle taught me is the power to say no if something isn't right. That mattered even over sales. Now…

— Ines de La Fressange

I was going to the flea markets to buy furniture. It was getting done the way it was getting done - on…

— Ines de La Fressange

Fashion is made up of paradoxes. There was a key moment in fashion. When the Japanese first arrived - Comme des Garçons,…

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Often something more simple would be better. Sometimes I put things together - a shirt, a sweater, a jacket - and it's…

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Well, that's why I really love Diego Della Valle, because he's crazy. Instead of going out to find a top business school…

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I think the essence of fashion is lightness, frivolity, and I'm very nostalgic for the time when Bérard was doing the windows,…

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I saw a lot of haute couture all my childhood, and without knowing it I've learned from when I was a child…

— Ines de La Fressange