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I don't like perfection - I think it's dangerous. There is nothing after perfection.

Alber Elbaz

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Alber Elbaz
Age: 59 †
Born: 1961
Born: June 12
Died: 2021
Died: April 24
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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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I like having the freedom to dress as I desire.
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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 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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I created the peplum so you can eat in it. You can have a dessert, you can have another sandwich.
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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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I certainly can't complain. I work six days a week, if not seven, and eighteen hours out of twenty-four - fortunately, with a great deal of pleasure. Why? Because I only do something if I want to do it I need to feel a desire, to find pleasure in moving forward, creating, moving, inventing.
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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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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 a woman's clothes are in harmony with her emotions, she shines from within.
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I love to see old women. I love wrinkles. I love gray hair.
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