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title: "6 Collections Quotes By Alber Elbaz"
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> [If you take something out of the freezer, it's cold, but what happens when it melts? It's a cool party, a cool…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alber-elbaz/if-you-take-something-out-of-the-freezer-it-s-cold-but-what-happens/)

[Alber Elbaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alber-elbaz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08d/alber-elbaz-3230_certain_if-you-take-something-out-of-the-freezer_1333758.jpg)

> [I have a problem to do a collection that is a secondary line. I mean, you don’t want to be the stepsister.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alber-elbaz/i-have-a-problem-to-do-a-collection-that-is-a-secondary-line-i-mean/)

[Alber Elbaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alber-elbaz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/609/alber-elbaz-3230_collections_i-have-a-problem-to-do-a-collection-that_1774030.png)

> [H&M approached us to collaborate, and see if we could translate the dream we created at Lanvin to a wider audience, not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alber-elbaz/h-m-approached-us-to-collaborate-and-see-if-we-could-translate-the/)

[Alber Elbaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alber-elbaz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f45/alber-elbaz-3230_around-the-world_h-m-approached-us-to-collaborate-and-see_1976673.jpg)

> [I barely finish one pre-collection before I must start on another. Sales start, but I am already elsewhere creatively. The men's show…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alber-elbaz/i-barely-finish-one-pre-collection-before-i-must-start-on-another/)

[Alber Elbaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alber-elbaz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fca/alber-elbaz-3230_accessories_i-barely-finish-one-pre-collection-befor_2339866.jpg)

> [With fashion, I barely finish one collection before I must start another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alber-elbaz/with-fashion-i-barely-finish-one-collection-before-i-must-start/)

[Alber Elbaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alber-elbaz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b71/alber-elbaz-3230_collection_with-fashion-i-barely-finish-one-collect_2647328.png)

> [Almost every collection I do has 200 different references. I don't have two of the same coat, two of the same dress.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alber-elbaz/almost-every-collection-i-do-has-200-different-references-i-don-t/)

[Alber Elbaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alber-elbaz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd5/alber-elbaz-3230_coats_almost-every-collection-i-do-has-200-dif_3087180.jpg)

## Other authors on Collections

## More by Alber Elbaz

> [Wear flats. You're short. It's much cooler not to pretend.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alber-elbaz/wear-flats-you-re-short-it-s-much-cooler-not-to-pretend/)

[Alber Elbaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alber-elbaz/)

> [All the young people in fashion worship the people who have been around a long time. I think it is about keeping something going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alber-elbaz/all-the-young-people-in-fashion-worship-the-people-who-have-been/)

[Alber Elbaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alber-elbaz/)

> [The nature of fashion is family. You see that at almost every house, it was owned first by a family. It wasn't owned by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alber-elbaz/the-nature-of-fashion-is-family-you-see-that-at-almost-every-house-it/)

[Alber Elbaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alber-elbaz/)

> [I don't think that you can write music if you don't know how to play an instrument. You have to know the basics, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alber-elbaz/i-don-t-think-that-you-can-write-music-if-you-don-t-know-how-to-play/)

[Alber Elbaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alber-elbaz/)

> [Fashion is not about buying a second skin. Fashion is about having a fantasy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alber-elbaz/fashion-is-not-about-buying-a-second-skin-fashion-is-about-having-a/)

[Alber Elbaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alber-elbaz/)

> [I like having the freedom to dress as I desire.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alber-elbaz/i-like-having-the-freedom-to-dress-as-i-desire/)

[Alber Elbaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alber-elbaz/)

> [If I were a buyer today in one of the American department stores, I would go with extremes-the most beautiful, the more expensive, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alber-elbaz/if-i-were-a-buyer-today-in-one-of-the-american-department-stores-i/)

[Alber Elbaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alber-elbaz/)

> [There is always a reason why, and I need to tell the stories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alber-elbaz/there-is-always-a-reason-why-and-i-need-to-tell-the-stories/)

[Alber Elbaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alber-elbaz/)

> [I think that we are in a very strange time, when everybody is thinking about what is going to happen, and everybody is kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alber-elbaz/i-think-that-we-are-in-a-very-strange-time-when-everybody-is-thinking/)

[Alber Elbaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alber-elbaz/)

> [I love and respect women. I work mostly with women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alber-elbaz/i-love-and-respect-women-i-work-mostly-with-women/)

[Alber Elbaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alber-elbaz/)

> [A fragrance is a veritable story, told and explained in scent, in notes, in impressions. It's a score based on the emotions of each…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alber-elbaz/a-fragrance-is-a-veritable-story-told-and-explained-in-scent-in-notes/)

[Alber Elbaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alber-elbaz/)

> [Fashion is instinctive and sensual. Learn to love what you wear. It should feel like eating chocolates...wi thout the calories](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alber-elbaz/fashion-is-instinctive-and-sensual-learn-to-love-what-you-wear-it/)

[Alber Elbaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alber-elbaz/)

> [I think that if you want to pass emotion, you have to write a letter. Emotions do not pass in SMS or in e-mail.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alber-elbaz/i-think-that-if-you-want-to-pass-emotion-you-have-to-write-a-letter/)

[Alber Elbaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 to take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alber-elbaz/fashion-is-not-enough-anymore-it-s-not-just-about-what-you-wear-i/)

[Alber Elbaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alber-elbaz/)

> [When I was either 7 or 8 years old, I did a sketch every day of my teacher and what she wore. At the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alber-elbaz/when-i-was-either-7-or-8-years-old-i-did-a-sketch-every-day-of-my/)

[Alber Elbaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alber-elbaz/)

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