Amidst globalisation, trends are becoming worldwide, so it’s important to take a unique approach to what fashion has to offer. Be yourself in the middle of it all; fashion shouldn’t be ‘try hard.’ Carine Roitfeld Read Quote
When I was a little girl, my mother tried to make me dance, but I did not like it then. Carine Roitfeld Read Quote
Coco Chanel was always doing things with ballet, so it is a tradition clashing fashion and ballet. Carine Roitfeld Read Quote
Here in France, I’ve seen some very good young designers, but they don’t have this ability to be good businessmen, too. I think America gives you this. Carine Roitfeld Read Quote
I am just doing photo shoots. It’s not something that extraordinary. I’m not a great artist, I’m not writing books, I’m not a painter, and people in the streets ask me for a picture or a note, and I say, ‘Why?’ Carine Roitfeld Read Quote
Sometimes you think you aren’t a good mama; you always feel a bit guilty when you’re a mom. You want to be everywhere. Carine Roitfeld Read Quote
I have good legs, so I prefer my skirt lengths and my high heels. It’s like my uniform. Carine Roitfeld Read Quote
We have the sort of beautiful older woman here in Paris. People like Loulou de la Falaise and Betty Catroux, all these beautiful looking women over 60… So there is culture here in France that even if you are older, you can stay beautiful. Carine Roitfeld Read Quote
I think it’s less common in France that a man at the age of 50 buys a Porsche and gets a young girlfriend. Carine Roitfeld Read Quote