Quotes from Azzedine Alaia


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A human being is not a machine. Especially when it comes to creating.


There are certain people I am allergic to. I even intervene when I don't like a customer; I rush in and check all the names. If I don't like them, I don't take them.


Beyonce is a beautiful, elegant woman who is also a wonderful dancer. And her voice is sublime. Just like her husband, Jay-Z, Beyonce has real talent. They are both the kind of truly great artist who will be remembered by history. Their child will be lucky to have such talented parents.


You have to take things with a lot of laughter. I laugh with everyone; this way, I will be able to die happy.


When I was growing up, I never heard the word 'racism.' It was only in Paris I encountered that.


I want to create a foundation, like a maison, in my home in the Marais. I am going to leave everything there. I am only passing through. I'm not a proprietor of anything, even if I have homes and things.


Bill Cunningham... he knows fashion better than anybody.


As for success, I don't care for it. It is a fragile thing.


Anna Wintour doesn't deal with pictures; she is just doing PR and business, and she scares everybody.


A woman is like an actress: she's always onstage.


I love film - it's like painting.


I put myself on the same level as everyone else around me - from the directrice to the workman, everyone. Except my pets - they are the Kings; you must treat them like royalty.


Who can really say who invents something first in fashion?


When you have one idea per year, it's already a miracle!


'Vogue' remains while its fashion editors come and go.


The foundation of beauty is the body.


The danger is we're losing sight of what women really want to wear.


My obsession is to make women beautiful. When you create with that in mind, things can't go out of fashion.


It's important to make women feel confident, because I think they are more important than men.


If I don't have a model in front of me, I don't have an idea.