“When a designer creates, he looks at the world around him.” — Carine Roitfeld Quote

When a designer creates, he looks at the world around him.

I am very lucky in that I can eat what I want and don't have to follow any special diet.

You lose attitude when you feel too comfortable, so I prefer to wear clothes that have a certain edge to them.

I mix talents and friendship, which is not very professional, but it's my way of thinking. So I love Azzedine Alaia, because I've known him for 30 years, and he's making my dresses most of the time.

I don't think the woman in French 'Vogue' was an object. She was always a real woman.

I have a fantastic team, and it's much easier having children, because that creates a natural limit.

There's usually a rhythm and a melody in my head, and that creates an emotional state.

When a man marries his mistress it creates a job opportunity.

The wrong kind of praise creates self-defeating behavior. The right kind motivates students to learn.

And, frankly, what happens out of Washington is, it creates a wind in my face, uncertainty over Obamacare, uncertainty over their tax policy, uncertainty over the regulatory policy.