Alber Elbaz quotes - page 2

I want to know where is that committee in Switzerland that sits to decide what is in and what is out. I don't listen to the formula makers. I think maybe I have a selective hearing disorder. (Alber Elbaz)
I work on fittings, mostly. You know, I sketch less and less in my work. I sketch for the show sometimes, but then it becomes more conceptual. But when I don't sketch, it becomes more pragmatic. View quote
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The designers, photographers and models I work with, they are really hard-working people who are devoting their lives to fashion. They're kind of like nuns of fashion. View quote
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My dream is to be a doctor. I'm almost working in a laboratory, because I'm trying new techniques, new directions and fabrics, new weaving. View quote
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I am very much a people person. View quote
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I don't think you can be a designer if you don't care. View quote
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I love to see old women. I love wrinkles. I love gray hair. View quote
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I love women. I get along with women more than men, and I have more women friends. View quote
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I spend my time backstage at the Lanvin shows, and when I come out at the end, all I see are people's eyes. View quote
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The problem with couture is not designers; it's what happens when the couturier will no longer be there. View quote
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When I'm traveling the world, I don't ever look anymore at the geography - just enough to catch galleries and paintings. (Alber Elbaz)
If you change a woman's look, you change her persona. View quote
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I barely finish one pre-collection before I must start on another. Sales start, but I am already elsewhere creatively. The men's show is being prepared, but we also need to think about accessories, perfumes and other items. In sum, I never stop. View quote
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I was a fat child; I was asthmatic. No wonder I'm a hypochondriac. View quote
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If I am in a beautiful place, but I don't like the people, I am miserable. View quote
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I've always said fashion is like roast chicken: You don't have to think about it to know it's delicious. View quote
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I don't think that you can write music if you don't know how to play an instrument. You have to know the basics, then you can go forward. View quote
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I always say that women are very strong and men are powerful. But beauty gives you both strength and power. I never think of it. It's just one of those natural things. It's the only thing I know how to do. View quote
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Fashion doesn't look good only on models; it can look good on different people of different ages and different body shapes. View quote
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I am always trying to put myself inside: Every dress I do, I think, 'If I were a woman, would I wear it?' View quote
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Women can dream at 9 in the morning and at 10 o'clock at night - it doesn't matter. (Alber Elbaz)
Almost every collection I do has 200 different references. I don't have two of the same coat, two of the same dress. I have it in one color, in one fabric. I've tried to adapt the culture of couture, and the know-how and the heritage, but I try to update it. View quote
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If you take something out of the freezer, it's cold, but what happens when it melts? It's a cool party, a cool person, a cool collection. What does that mean? I'm more interested in things that are uncool, things that have a certain individuality, a certain soul, a certain longevity, emotion, fragility. View quote
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Many, many times I find that whatever is looking good on the screen doesn't always look or feel good on the body. So who do we design for - do we design for the screen, or do we design for women? View quote
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