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Fashion is not always about what's new, it's also about what's good. And I think if you need to see what's good, you have to be there.

Alber Elbaz

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Alber Elbaz
Age: 59 †
Born: 1961
Born: June 12
Died: 2021
Died: April 24
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I always think, if I were an editor, and I was invited to a show, and I would have to wait for 45 minutes in the dark or in the cold or in the heat, maybe I would like to have a fresh drink or a piece of chocolate.
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Why not touch things that we hate and turn them upside down and inside out?
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In fashion, we have a reputation for being such a façade, fake people, but none of the fashion people who I know are fake.
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A singer can quit once he or she has made ten great songs a director can finish once he or she has made five amazing films a writer just needs to write three great books.
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If it’s not edible, it’s not food. If it’s not wearable, it’s not fashion.
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I think fashion is about longevity and doing your work. It isn't about winning or losing. It's about process, keeping it going.
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The designers, photographers and models I work with, they are really hard-working people who are devoting their lives to fashion. They're kind of like nuns of fashion.
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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 a bank.
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Sometimes you don't really need armor to feel protected. Sometimes maybe you need just a chiffon dress to hug you.
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Style is the only thing you can't buy. It's not in a shopping bag, a label, or a price tag. It's something reflected from our soul to the outside world. An emotion.
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In fashion we're lucky, we make dreams come true.
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When a woman's clothes are in harmony with her emotions, she shines from within.
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I barely finish one pre-collection before I must start on another. Sales start, but I am already elsewhere creatively. The men's show is being prepared, but we also need to think about accessories, perfumes and other items. In sum, I never stop.
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Fashion is not about buying a second skin. Fashion is about having a fantasy.
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I spend my time backstage at the Lanvin shows, and when I come out at the end, all I see are people's eyes.
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When I'm traveling the world, I don't ever look anymore at the geography - just enough to catch galleries and paintings.
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I created the peplum so you can eat in it. You can have a dessert, you can have another sandwich.
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Everyone wants to be young and skinny. This is awful. Curves are marvelous. Wrinkles are hypnotizing. Why not just be happy with who you are?
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I think 'modesty' is a beautiful word today - and a beautiful attitude.
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With fashion, I barely finish one collection before I must start another.
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