At Yves Saint Laurent, I felt like the son-in-law - like I was part of the family, but not quite. When I was fired, I felt like the widow. Alber Elbaz More Quotes by Alber Elbaz More Quotes From Alber Elbaz I don't like perfection - I think it's dangerous. There is nothing after perfection. Alber Elbaz excellence perfection thinking Elegant is not what you wear, and it's not about how you wear it, but it's more about who you are. Alber Elbaz elegant who-you-are Pure, intense emotions. It's not about design. It's about feelings. Alber Elbaz design fashion feelings I like first class, but I don't like first class people - I prefer the people in coach. I like fine restaurants, but prefer the taste of McDonalds. I like to be perfect, but I don't like perfection - I think it's dangerous. There is nothing after perfection. I know, I am a walking contradiction. Alber Elbaz fashion class thinking Run away from laziness; work hard. Touch intuition and listen to the heart, not marketing directors. Dream. Alber Elbaz hard-work dream running Yves Saint Laurent gave women power, Chanel liberated them and when I joined Lanvin, I thought 'what do I bring to women? One day, I received an SMS from a friend in New York - she was in a taxi on the way to court to face her arsehole ex-husband, and she said to me 'Alber, I am wearing a Lanvin dress, and I feel so protected.' That to me was the biggest compliment I ever received. To have a 500 gram piece of silk make her feel protected - that made me very happy indeed. Alber Elbaz one-day husband new-york When a woman's clothes are in harmony with her emotions, she shines from within. Alber Elbaz clothes emotion shining If you change a woman's look, you change her persona. Alber Elbaz persona ifs looks I always say that women are very strong and men are powerful. But beauty gives you both strength and power. I never think of it. It's just one of those natural things. It's the only thing I know how to do. Alber Elbaz powerful strong men Fashion is like a fruit, you couldn't eat it a day before and you can't eat it a day after; it's just about today Alber Elbaz fruit fashion today If I wasn't a designer I would love to be a doctor. That is my fantasy, my dream. A doctor will give you a tablet if you have a headache and I will give you a dress and we both make you feel good. Alber Elbaz doctors dream giving What is beautiful for you may not be beautiful to someone else. Or whatever is beautiful here may not be beautiful there and what is sometimes beautiful today is not necessarily beautiful tomorrow. Perhaps this is the story of fashion and what makes it move forward, the fact that there is no decision whatsoever with what’s wrong. Alber Elbaz fashion moving-forward beautiful I was thinking recently, If the body really is the new dress, as some are saying - with women buying boobs, butts, faces - then who needs a dressmaker? So I started designing spring like a plastic surgeon - everything stretchy and nude. But after three weeks, I was so bored with myself and the world, I began adding diamond butterflies and chiffon and colors. I realized that fashion is not about second skin. It's not the perfect white shirt or camel jacket. What women need is a dream. Alber Elbaz fashion dream spring Fashion is about having a fantasy. Alber Elbaz fantasy fashion Fashion is not about before, it’s not about after, it’s about now Alber Elbaz fashion It was not the story of design or clothes, it was the fantasy of women that made me want to work in fashion. Alber Elbaz clothes design fashion To be a fashion critic is easy because you just say, 'I love it, I hate it,' but life is more than love and hate. Alber Elbaz fashion hate life-is Making them feel gorgeous and comfortable is my way of making women's lives easier. Alber Elbaz gorgeous easier way Sometimes you don't really need armor to feel protected. Sometimes maybe you need just a chiffon dress to hug you. Alber Elbaz hug armor dresses I don't want to see a dress with a woman. I just want to see a woman, with a beautiful dress. Alber Elbaz dresses want beautiful
