How do you stand out as a fashion ad campaign? By using people off the street it does generate buzz. Alber Elbaz More Quotes by Alber Elbaz More Quotes From Alber Elbaz All I want to do is make people beautiful. Alber Elbaz want beautiful people 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 saint law son Many, many times I find that whatever is looking good on the screen doesn't always look or feel good on the body. So who do we design for - do we design for the screen, or do we design for women? Alber Elbaz design feel-good looks In fashion we're lucky, we make dreams come true. Alber Elbaz fashion lucky dream I love and respect women. I work mostly with women. Alber Elbaz respect-women love-and-respect If you take something out of the freezer, it's cold, but what happens when it melts? It's a cool party, a cool person, a cool collection. What does that mean? I'm more interested in things that are uncool, things that have a certain individuality, a certain soul, a certain longevity, emotion, fragility. Alber Elbaz party soul mean We are comfortable with formulas, but the best happens when the formula doesn't work. Alber Elbaz formulas comfortable happens I've always said fashion is like roast chicken: You don't have to think about it to know it's delicious. Alber Elbaz chickens fashion thinking When I was either 7 or 8 years old, I did a sketch every day of my teacher and what she wore. At the end of the year, I gave her the sketchbook. For me, the sketching of dresses was about fantasy and dreams. Alber Elbaz dream teacher years I like having the freedom to dress as I desire. Alber Elbaz dresses desire Women can dream at 9 in the morning and at 10 o'clock at night - it doesn't matter. Alber Elbaz dream morning night All I want is beautiful. I mean, I like grey hair, I love wrinkles. But this is me. Alber Elbaz wrinkles beautiful mean I wanted to see people from different age groups, body shapes and personalities wearing Lanvin That is what Lanvin is all about and represents - we dont only do clothes for 20-year-old girls. I love to see mature women wearing Lanvin as well. I love wrinkles, I love grey hair. Alber Elbaz wrinkles clothes girl Fashion is like life. It needs fear and uncertainty if you are to move forward. Alber Elbaz fashion moving needs I don’t take drugs because if I did I’d love them–I’d be a junkie. And because I’m Jewish, I’d probably be a dealer, too. Alber Elbaz dealer junkie drug 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 you can go forward. Alber Elbaz play writing thinking I don't think you can be a designer if you don't care. Alber Elbaz designer care thinking I love to see old women. I love wrinkles. I love gray hair. Alber Elbaz gray wrinkles hair I love women. I get along with women more than men, and I have more women friends. Alber Elbaz men Some days I feel like a piano: kind of short, always in black & white, always expected to produce music. Alber Elbaz piano black white