If people ask me to describe my look, I always say: 'Quite classic with an edge.' Carine Roitfeld More Quotes by Carine Roitfeld More Quotes From Carine Roitfeld I think you are born chic. You cannot be chic. It is something you cannot learn. Carine Roitfeld elegancelearningthinking In fashion, it’s always better to be an interesting person than a beautiful one. Character is much more fascinating than pure good looks. Carine Roitfeld fashionbeautifulcharacter Once you start being a muse, you cannot stop being a muse. Carine Roitfeld muse Fashion is not about clothes, it is about a look. Carine Roitfeld clothesfashionlooks What a women reads makes her more attractive and more elegant than what she wears. Carine Roitfeld elegantattractive I need a lot of black on my eyes and a little shot of vodka to be brave, because you're beautiful when you relax. Carine Roitfeld eyebravebeautiful I think that something needs to be weird in order to have real beauty. Carine Roitfeld realorderthinking Always wear high heels. Yes, they give you power. you move differently, sit differently and even speak differently. Carine Roitfeld shoeshigh-heelsmoving You can't learn how to be elegant; you can only learn how to avoid mistakes. The rest is instinct. Elegance is about the way you cross your legs, not the label or the newest clothes from the latest collection. Carine Roitfeld clotheslabelsmistake Fashion's about extravagance, and everyone needs a bit of that. Carine Roitfeld extravagancefashionneeds I am not a good professional of fashion. I am not an expert about how clothes are constructed or the history of fashion. I never start with fashion. I always think of the girl and her personality - because all that matters to me when you look at a page is, "Do you want to be that girl?" Carine Roitfeld fashiongirlthinking Fashion is very tough, and we shouldn't forget that before designers were money-makers, they were artists. Carine Roitfeld toughfashionartist There are certain models who might not be considered beautiful. I think personality is more important than looks. Carine Roitfeld personalitybeautifulthinking I get an award for being the best dressed, but at the end of the day I'm not Daphne Guinness. I don't like people to look at me for my dress. The letter is more important than the envelope. But if you feel good in your envelope, then you will feel better about yourself. Carine Roitfeld awardsfeel-betterpeople I think that when you're taking pictures with my principles, you can try anything. Dare to do a lot of things - dare with sexuality, dare to break taboos as long as it remains photogenic. As long as I find an elegance and beauty in it, I am not afraid to tackle anything. Carine Roitfeld tryinglongthinking When everything is good, maybe I think it’s the time to do something else. Carine Roitfeld thinking Monsier Saint Laurent was pathologically shy, and he made the Saint Laurent woman in his own image. Like her, I am shy. And to protect myself, I adopted something of an androgynous look, just as his women did. Carine Roitfeld saintshylooks Fashion has a political role insofar as following it can give you the impression to belonging to a certain social group or a private club. Carine Roitfeld fashionpoliticalgiving Let the others have beauty. I've got the charisma. Carine Roitfeld charisma I believe in the Yves Saint Laurent woman who either has her hands in the pockets of her pantsuit or is holding her lover's hand. She doesn't need a bag. Carine Roitfeld pocketsbelievehands
