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Do you know what elegance is? It is not only what you're wearing. It is how you wear it. who you are inside.

Carolina Herrera

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Carolina Herrera
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: January 8
Businessperson
Fashion Designer
Ciudad de Caracas Venezuela
María Carolina Josefina Pacanins Niño
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Elegance
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I don't want the collections to look like a potpourri. It has to have a cohesive idea, and it has to be glamorous and beautiful and fit well.
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I love myself so much, I simply cannot describe it.
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You have to have a full-length mirror in your house so you can see what is missing and what you have to add to your look.
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It's not all about beauty! It's also about a sense of humor.
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Fashion is a dream. It's difficult, and there are many aspects of fashion that are very difficult, but if you love it like I do, because I really have a passion, now, for fashion, it's not easy, but nothing is easy in life.
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The '70s were full of creativity. Everybody was so unique. It was a very creative period, and I think to be a designer you have to know a little about art and literature and music because there is inspiration in all of these things. You're looking for beauty but also something that makes sense.
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You have to find your own style, and it's difficult to define what style is. It's not what you're wearing it's how you wear it. It's something very personal, and it reflects the way you live and your house, the books you read, the art you have.
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People get nervous accessorising, but there is nothing wrong with adding a belt or a pair of shoes in another colour.
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Life always has a bit of a challenge in front of you, and that's what makes you fight for it.
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Any business is the same in the beginning because nobody knows where it's going to ride.
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I walk in the park every day, and when people come and ask for a photograph, I say, Oh, my God! It means they recognize that I have been doing something right and they want to have a photograph taken with me.
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I always let other people describe me because if I describe myself you will not understand.
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Some people take fashion very seriously....but that’s not right... Fashion should be fun!
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Don't become a fashion victim is what I'm trying to say.
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I didn't long to be a designer. I always liked fashion, but it was always a bit sleeping in me.
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You cannot forget about your femininity. You don't have to compete with men in that respect.
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You need somebody you respect and admire to back you always.
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You can't wait for people to tell you you have to know yourself.
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There have been a lot of changes [in the fashion industry], of course. You just have to accept it and be strong.
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Even if it doesn't fit the woman, like, let's say a very short skirt, and the woman doesn't have the legs or the height to wear the skirt, but she has to wear it because it's fashionable. Don't do it! If it doesn't look good on you, don't worry about it.
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