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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.
Alber Elbaz
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Alber Elbaz
Age: 59 †
Born: 1961
Born: June 12
Died: 2021
Died: April 24
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Some days I feel like a piano: kind of short, always in black & white, always expected to produce music.
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I'm not a plastic surgeon, and I cannot change the DNA of a person, but when I see a woman try on my clothes and she feels beautiful, I know I am doing my job.
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I like having the freedom to dress as I desire.
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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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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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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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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 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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All I want is beautiful. I mean, I like grey hair, I love wrinkles. But this is me.
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All the young people in fashion worship the people who have been around a long time. I think it is about keeping something going through the generations. Take my work: Just because I'm not 20 anymore doesn't mean that people don't appreciate what I do.
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Many, many times I find that whatever is looking good on the screen doesn't always look or feel good on the body. So who do we design for - do we design for the screen, or do we design for women?
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What is beautiful for you may not be beautiful to someone else. Or whatever is beautiful here may not be beautiful there and what is sometimes beautiful today is not necessarily beautiful tomorrow. Perhaps this is the story of fashion and what makes it move forward, the fact that there is no decision whatsoever with what’s wrong.
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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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If I were a buyer today in one of the American department stores, I would go with extremes-the most beautiful, the more expensive, the more eccentric. I would take risks. The worst thing would be to buy only the little black dress. You know why? Because everyone has it already. I would go with a purple dress, something different
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The big room or big suite doesn't mean a lot to me. It is what the people do or don't do that matters.
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I love to see old women. I love wrinkles. I love gray hair.
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We are comfortable with formulas, but the best happens when the formula doesn't work.
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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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Making them feel gorgeous and comfortable is my way of making women's lives easier.
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I know amazing people in fashion who are anything but fake. They are very real and very sensitive. They are happy and sad. They are loyal friends.
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