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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.

Alber Elbaz

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Alber Elbaz
Age: 59 †
Born: 1961
Born: June 12
Died: 2021
Died: April 24
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When a woman's clothes are in harmony with her emotions, she shines from within.
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I'm not going into the cool club. It's not my address.
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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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Pure, intense emotions. It's not about design. It's about feelings.
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