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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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Alber Elbaz
Age: 59 †
Born: 1961
Born: June 12
Died: 2021
Died: April 24
Entrepreneur
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I've always said fashion is like roast chicken: You don't have to think about it to know it's delicious.
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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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After every show, I say to Hania [Destelle, a friend], ‘They hated it.’
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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.
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The whole season thing is nonsense. It's either beautiful or it isn't. That's something I really learned when I started collecting dresses.
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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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I do sport at the gym a few times a week, but I hate it. Work is my only remedy. I feel so twisted and horrible in the morning, but then I go to the office and I start feeling better. Work is my Tylenol. Extra-strength.
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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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Fashion is not about before, it’s not about after, it’s about now
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Making them feel gorgeous and comfortable is my way of making women's lives easier.
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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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Wear flats. You're short. It's much cooler not to pretend.
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I am not interested in perfection, and neither are the women who wear my clothes.
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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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With fashion, I barely finish one collection before I must start another.
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My dream is to be a doctor. I'm almost working in a laboratory, because I'm trying new techniques, new directions and fabrics, new weaving.
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Fashion is instinctive and sensual. Learn to love what you wear. It should feel like eating chocolates...wi thout the calories
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All I want to do is make people beautiful.
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I am very sensitive to the smells and sensations that are part of perfumes because they remind me of things: moments from the past, people, events.
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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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