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I think you are born chic. You cannot be chic. It is something you cannot learn.
Carine Roitfeld
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Carine Roitfeld
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: September 19
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I do go very fast. I think if I don't go fast it's going to be boring. That's what photographers need to do.
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I think I have character, and that is what people like in me.
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I get an award for being the best dressed, but at the end of the day I'm not Daphne Guinness. I don't like people to look at me for my dress. The letter is more important than the envelope. But if you feel good in your envelope, then you will feel better about yourself.
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Beauty can be quite boring, especially if you're talking about beauty that doesn't last. And what lasts is exactly the thing that maybe wasn't pretty at first. It comes over time to be beautiful or interesting or exciting.
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I love black lingerie and white shoes, and I love knives.
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It’s funny, everything is so much easier when you do it yourself.
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Either you are a good Virgo or a crazy Virgo! The good Virgo side of me is educating and raising the children - being there for them.
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I am not a good professional of fashion. I am not an expert about how clothes are constructed or the history of fashion. I never start with fashion. I always think of the girl and her personality - because all that matters to me when you look at a page is, Do you want to be that girl?
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When you have confidence, when you feel loved by people, you can tell them the truth. It's important that I can say the photo isn't beautiful or the photo shoot sucks.
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Fashion shows used to be more crazy. Now they've become a bit too serious.
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Always wear high heels. Yes, they give you power. you move differently, sit differently and even speak differently.
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Let the others have beauty. I've got the charisma.
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In a way, I envy the freedom artists have. Artists can push themselves beyond their limits, in pursuit of their ideas and their vision, even if they are inhabited by demons that can also play tricks on them.
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Fashion's about extravagance, and everyone needs a bit of that.
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I think it's good that [my granddaughter] here because I lost my parents and now it's great that there's a new generation. And she's taught me new things that I've forgotten. Like, when you're on holiday and see what it's like to see a shell or go into the water for the first time.
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People always say, 'You look like Iggy Pop.'
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I don't have problems with my weight, I don't change weight but I think when you're gaining in age your position has to be beautiful.
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I think, in many ways, certain people sought me out maybe because they liked my body language or they liked the way I wore a slit skirt, the way I cross my legs or carry my purse. It's quite inspiring to play the seduction card.
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Grandmother doesn't mean that you have gray hair and you retire and stay home cooking cakes for your grandchildren.
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Enthusiasm is something so positive.
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