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A magazine is not just one person. And a fashion shoot is the same!

Carine Roitfeld

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Carine Roitfeld
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: September 19
Editor
Editor-In-Chief
Fashion Designer
Journalist
Model
Paris
France
Shoot
Magazines
Fashion
Persons
Person
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In fashion, it’s always better to be an interesting person than a beautiful one. Character is much more fascinating than pure good looks.
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When you have the baby, there is no BlackBerry, no computer you just have the baby on your stomach, and your heart is beating the same time as the baby's. It's very nice.
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I think I have character, and that is what people like in me.
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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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What I hope I would do is something new, but I still love print. I love to touch paper. I'm not sure if I will ever do a magazine again, but I have plenty of ideas on the subject.
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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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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 need a lot of black on my eyes and a little shot of vodka to be brave, because you're beautiful when you relax.
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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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My biggest icon is Liz Taylor because I don’t think she had great taste but I loved her energy.
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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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Fashion's about extravagance, and everyone needs a bit of that.
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Each woman needs to know herself and think that the clothes are here to make her more beautiful, because the person is more important than the clothes.
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Ballet is good, because it makes you stand up tall.
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I think you are born chic. You cannot be chic. It is something you cannot learn.
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Maybe people have no idea how much work is behind a picture. It can seem very effortless but there is a lot of work. It’s exactly like doing ballet. It’s hours and hours but when you go onstage it’s just the pleasure of dancing.
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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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Fashion is supposed to be light and not try too hard.
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People always say, 'You look like Iggy Pop.'
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Let the others have beauty. I've got the charisma.
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