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I have a problem to do a collection that is a secondary line. I mean, you don’t want to be the stepsister. You want to be Cinderella. Show me one girl who wants to be the stepsister.

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 am very much a people person. If I am in a beautiful place but I don't like the people, I am miserable.
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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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What I love in fashion is to tell a story through a creation.
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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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I don't like perfection - I think it's dangerous. There is nothing after perfection.
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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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I don't go out to parties because I'd look terrible in pictures. My escape is television - it's like meditation to me.
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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 am not interested in perfection, and neither are the women who wear my clothes.
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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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