Best 68 quotes of Carine Roitfeld on MyQuotes

A lot of rumours on the Internet are wrong and horrible.

Always wear high heels. Yes, they give you power. you move differently, sit differently and even speak differently.

A magazine is not just one person. And a fashion shoot is the same!

Anna Wintour is the most powerful woman in the global fashion industry, the first lady of fashion. She's a politician; I'm a stylist. They are two very different jobs.

At the start, I had no idea to go into fashion, because I thought people would think I was stupid. I don't worry about those things anymore.

Ballet is good, because it makes you stand up tall.

Beauty can be quite boring, especially if you're talking about beauty that doesn't last. And what lasts is exactly the thing that maybe wasn't pretty at first. It comes over time to be beautiful or interesting or exciting.

Bleaching eyebrows makes me crazy.

Clothing is always a tool that helps me take a picture. But it's never about the clothing.

Coco Chanel was always doing things with ballet, so it is a tradition clashing fashion and ballet.

Dancing is the last sport with no sponsor.

Do what you are not supposed to do, like wear white shoes all year round.

Each morning you dress to become a different woman. Fashion helps.

Each time I’m coming out of my apartment I remember the quote of Coco Chanel; she said, ‘Each time I’m leaving my apartment or my hotel, I’m looking at myself in the mirror and I take off one piece of my look. It’s always one thing too much.’ And it’s a bit the same, always I take off my scarf or I take off my bag or jewellery because I like it simple. Coco Chanel is a great consultant I think.

Either you are a good Virgo or a crazy Virgo! The good Virgo side of me is educating and raising the children - being there for them.

Even though jeans suit me, I never wear jeans.

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.

Fashion is a completely international business.

Fashion is supposed to be light and not try too hard.

Fashion is very tough, and we shouldn't forget that before designers were money-makers, they were artists.

Fashion's about extravagance, and everyone needs a bit of that.

Fashion shows used to be more crazy. Now they've become a bit too serious.

"Grandmother" doesn't mean that you have gray hair and you retire and stay home cooking cakes for your grandchildren.

I am like a lemon. I'm pressed for more juice. When I have fun, there's still juice. I am not dried up.

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.

I do go very fast. I think if I don't go fast it's going to be boring. That's what photographers need to do.

I don't have problems with my weight, I don't change weight but I think when you're gaining in age your position has to be beautiful.

I don't say "oh, I'm a grandmother; I can't wear this anymore." Everything I can't wear I've already given to my daughter.

If I could choose something besides fashion, I would love to be a ballerina.

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.

I hate people who over intellectualize. It bores me deeply.

I have good legs, so I prefer my skirt lengths and my high heels. It's like my uniform.

I love black lingerie and white shoes, and I love knives.

I love the free spirit in London.

I'm always anxious when it comes to my kids. This always makes me feel very vulnerable. Sometimes you think you aren't a good mama, you always feel a bit guilty when you're a mom. You want to be everywhere.

Imitation always stinks. When I take photos, I don't go back. I don't look at the past. I'm always original.

In a way, I envy the freedom artists have. Artists can push themselves beyond their limits, in pursuit of their ideas and their vision, even if they are inhabited by demons that can also play tricks on them.

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.

In fashion, it’s always better to be an interesting person than a beautiful one. Character is much more fascinating than pure good looks.

In photo shoots, I rely on instinct. Which is not to say I don't bring ideas to a project or consider it beforehand.

I think, in many ways, certain people sought me out maybe because they liked my body language or they liked the way I wore a slit skirt, the way I cross my legs or carry my purse. It's quite inspiring to play the seduction card.

I think it's good that [my granddaughter] here because I lost my parents and now it's great that there's a new generation. And she's taught me new things that I've forgotten. Like, when you're on holiday and see what it's like to see a shell or go into the water for the first time.

I think that life has brought a lot to fashion, and fashion brings plenty to life. I took my children on photo shoots, at the same time, I borrowed my father's sweater for a photo shoot and, then, I am inspired by a Russian princess because of my Russian roots. Everything is all mixed in together.

I think that most of the women when they dress in the morning, they try to be someone elseToday there is too much retouching, and I don't like it...except on me.

I think that something needs to be weird in order to have real beauty.

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.

I think the first picture taken is often the best one.

I think you are born chic. You cannot be chic. It is something you cannot learn.

It's very difficult to know when you're crossing the boundary. I hate the word boundary because I never think about it when taking a picture. Very often it doesn't mean anything because it depends on who's looking at the picture more than the content of the picture itself.

I've been working with Riccardo Tisci from Givenchy.It's been a long collaboration, and I don't think it's going to stop now. It's very important to me. Riccardo is younger than me, so it's great to have someone new teaching you in everything, not just in fashion. I'm teaching him in French style, what a women's style is, but he's teaching me in all of these different styles of music.I love this new world for me. It's refreshing and nourishing to keep learning about new things.