Quotes from Carine Roitfeld


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I'm still like a butterfly going from one job to another job. But it's quite lovely - I hope to keep this freedom, to have fun.


You can be beautiful with big breasts; you can be beautiful in your 40s. If you don't have perfect ankles, still you can move your legs in a certain way and look very sexy.


'Vogue' is a very specific world. You are 'Vogue,' or not 'Vogue.'


I love ballet because you can see how beautiful the body is.


I think it's difficult to do fashion for men, because either you become very over-homosexual fashion or very boring fashion. You don't want a boy who looks 15 in a little pair of shorts with some strange art... But to see just a jacket and tie is boring.


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


We are very luck to be women, so even if we're wearing trousers, I always wear them with some lace underwear or a very feminine bra - I like that.


Ballet is good, because it makes you stand up tall.


'Grandmother' doesn't mean that you have gray hair and you retire and stay home cooking cakes for your grandchildren.


It is good to be in front of the lens to appreciate more being behind the lens.


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 not a superhero - I'm a super worker!


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


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.'


Makeup can help you capture a moment.


When you love fashion, there is no weekend. Everything just blends together.


My name has become a brand - it could be make-up, clothing, perfume.


Just because someone is holding a gun doesn't make an image controversial. It all depends on where you put the gun, who is holding it.


I was the muse of Tom Ford and Gucci for years, but that was a long time ago.


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