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You can't wait for people to tell you you have to know yourself.

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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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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I think it is good that fashion is a challenge because when something is a challenge, you want to do it better.
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I believe that you have to treat the people who work with you like your family.
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Femininity is a lot of power. It's allure. And the moment you start competing directly with a man, it's not that fun.
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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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I don't get my inspiration from books or a painting. I get it from the women I meet.
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Elegance isn't solely defined by what you wear. It's how you carry yourself, how you speak, what you read.
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You need somebody you respect and admire to back you always.
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I am very shy. When I go to a charity ball, I don't mind if people look at my sleeves. I mind terribly if I have to say something.
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I was brought up with considerable discipline, and I was taught it wasn't proper to display certain very private emotions in public.
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Most people travel with a good book, but I also keep my agenda with me I'll flip through the pages and take a few moments to organize my life a little - I rarely get the time to do this normally.
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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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I love myself so much, I simply cannot describe it.
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The little black dress must be luxurious, rich, sensual, diaphanous, exotic, severe, lush, demure, demanding, frivolous, amusing, and it must linger in memory, but above all, it must be simple and little and black.
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Mistakes in life teach you how to succeed because you want to try again and do it better.
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Money doesn't buy elegance. You can take an inexpensive sheath, add a pretty scarf, gray shoes, and a wonderful bag, and it will always be elegant.
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It's very important to have a definitive style as a designer.
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I always let other people describe me because if I describe myself you will not understand.
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In fashion, you have to have perseverance. You have to do it again and again, but it's something that comes out of my heart, and I love it.
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I have always loved trouser suits. It's something I absolutely believe in for women.
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