Carine Roitfeld

“When I was a little girl, my mother tried to make me dance, but I did not like it then.”

“I am very lucky in that I can eat what I want and don't have to follow any special diet.”

“When I was young, no one got married. Now, all the young people, they want to get married, they want security. Now that my children's friends are getting married, I go to more weddings than I ever did when I was young.”

“I was never conscious that I was becoming an icon or I'm not an icon, because my family, my kids, my husband keep me down-to-earth.”

“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.”

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

“If I like a make-up artist's look, even if nobody knows about her, I use her. New people give me energy.”

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

“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.”

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

“The less you have, the more you enjoy.”

“One time, a burglar came to my apartment, so we called the police. My son was here, so I think they left before they tried to steal something. So the police come to my apartment, and they say, 'Oh my God, did they steal everything?' I was like, 'No, it was like that!'”

“Sometimes pressure can be good, and it gives you a lot of energy to do something.”

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

“I always try to be nice to the paparazzi because finally, maybe one day, they won't ask for me, and I will regret it.”

“I don't like Botox. It makes a very strange forehead.”

“Fashion shows used to be more crazy. Now they've become a bit too serious.”

“אנחנו חייבים להילחם כדי לשמור על הגישה הלא פוליטקלי קורקטית של 'ווג' הצרפתי, אבל זה נעשה קשה יותר ויותר.”

“פעמים רבות מה שאישה קוראת הופך אותה ליותר אטרקטיבית ואלגנטית ממה שהיא לובשת.”

“אלגנטיות היא עניין של סטייל. אופנה היא עניין של טעם. כסף הפסיק להיות העניין שלה כבר לפני הרבה זמן. אלגנטיות אינה דבר מה שניתן לרכוש. אתה יכול רק ללמוד להימנע מטעויות. כל היתר זה אינסטינקטים. אלגנטיות קשורה לאופן שבו אתה משלב את רגלייך, לא למותג או לפריט החדש ביותר.”