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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

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Alber Elbaz
Age: 59 †
Born: 1961
Born: June 12
Died: 2021
Died: April 24
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For me, Lancome was more than just a brand. There was something very nostalgic about the name, about the whole story.
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I don't think you can be a designer if you don't care.
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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
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I want to know where is that committee in Switzerland that sits to decide what is in and what is out. I don't listen to the formula makers. I think maybe I have a selective hearing disorder.
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I like the dream, like fantasy dresses. Women can dream at 9 in the morning and at 10 o’clock at night, it doesn’t matter. I think it is also important for me to make it pragmatic and practical and wearable. I always say, 'If you can’t eat it, it’s not food, and if you can’t wear it, it’s not fashion, it is something else.'
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The problem with couture is not designers it's what happens when the couturier will no longer be there.
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I was a fat child I was asthmatic. No wonder I'm a hypochondriac.
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It was not the story of design or clothes, it was the fantasy of women that made me want to work in fashion.
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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.
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How do you stand out as a fashion ad campaign? By using people off the street it does generate buzz.
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I love to see old women. I love wrinkles. I love gray hair.
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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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I adore women, and the one thing I want to do more than anything is to see a transformation of personality when someone puts on one of my dresses.
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We are comfortable with formulas, but the best happens when the formula doesn't work.
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