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People always say, 'You look like Iggy Pop.'

Carine Roitfeld

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Carine Roitfeld
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: September 19
Editor
Editor-In-Chief
Fashion Designer
Journalist
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Paris
France
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I think you are born chic. You cannot be chic. It is something you cannot learn.
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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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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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It’s funny, everything is so much easier when you do it yourself.
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Ballet is good, because it makes you stand up tall.
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Sins are timeless. Sins are an everyday reality for every one. Sin has been in existence since the beginning of man, since Adam and Eve. It will always be pertinent.
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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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There are people who give you the confidence that you're lacking and once you have confidence, you're free and finally you can let out what's inside of you.
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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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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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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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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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