Carine Roitfeld Quotes

"I saw 'The Devil Wears Prada.' I don't think it's a reality."

"When in doubt, wear a suit. Look at male politicians: you see them in a suit, and they look fine. But if you see a picture of them on the weekend or on vacation, there's a good chance they look terrible and unstylish."

"I love black lingerie and white shoes, and I love knives."

"I started wearing high heels when I first worked with Mario Testino. He is tall; I had to be at his height. And I have never stopped since then."

"When I don't know what to wear, I wear black lace."

"I keep my old friends, and get older with them, but push young. It's good to be surrounded by kids, because they keep you young."

"I actually love the 'rappers look,' with the saggy pants and oversized clothes. It's very deliberate."

"I am afraid of blood, but for some reason often I put blood in my photos... I don't know why."

"I like to surprise people. I try to take risks."

"I have good legs, so I prefer my skirt lengths and my high heels. It's like my uniform."

"I don't like intellectuals, or, at least, people who call themselves that way, because I am under the impression that there is always something condescending in their demeanour, and I don't like condescending people."

"Becoming a grandmother brought me back to the things I forgot to love. Nature. Playing. Seeing animals. A new way of looking. A rejuvenation. A cycle of life - things come back to you. The details."

"Each morning, you dress to become a different woman. Fashion helps."

"I am not a celebrity. I work with celebrities, and it is very difficult. When a celebrity wears a dress, it's good for business, so brands fight for the red carpet. Me? I don't like it, because fashion becomes a job about dressing celebrities. And it's a bit boring."

"You know it's very important, the role of a mother... I don't know, but it's feminism to me to love your kids."

"I love if someone invites me to a restaurant, so I don't know if that's a feminist."

"I love the free spirit in London."

"Fashion is a completely international business."

"Pregnancy is something that I always love. It's about hope and the future and a new baby."

"Maybe people have no idea how much work is behind a picture. It can seem very effortless, but there is a lot of work. It's exactly like doing ballet. It's hours and hours, but when you go onstage, it's just the pleasure of dancing."

"I'm so tired of this vision of fashion of a diva with a big ego, and you think of big dark glasses to be pretentious and keep far away from the people."

"The first Chanel jacket that I saw - that I knew was Chanel - was on TV. It was on Mrs. Kennedy - the pink one."

"Designers have told me that their collections are so me, but I don't always recognise it because if you ask me what my style is, I'm really not that sure."

"Bleaching eyebrows makes me crazy."

"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."

"The true test of a man's style is the haircut. There are some men who look good no matter how their hair is styled, whether it's trendy or not. A man can change his haircut many times, but to pull off any haircut, you have to be very chic. Like Brad Pitt."

"I'm always independent. No boss."

"People ask me 'Why you want to do another magazine - 10 years at 'Vogue,' a great magazine? Why do you want to make a new one? It's so difficult and there's already so many.' I wanted to do something new, bring a new vision."

"I made a big family when I was working at 'Vogue' for ten years, and I'm still friends with a lot of them."

"I'm a very spontaneous person, for the bad and the good."