Carine Roitfeld

“You lose attitude when you feel too comfortable, so I prefer to wear clothes that have a certain edge to them.”

“For me, fashion is not about reality.”

“Fashion is a language, for sure, and it is a reflection of society.”

“In my 10 years, I never put a girl that was too skinny in French 'Vogue.'”

“I want to be the Joan of Arc of fashion. I want to be the link between the runway and the real woman.”

“When you get older, you have to stay a bit rock n' roll so that young people will still be interested in you. The way you move, the way you talk, maybe the way you have your hair in your face a little bit - this keeps you interesting.”

“I know that people in fashion and people in general hate to be filmed.”

“I definitely want to work on a project with young designers, not just French but international.”

“People always say, 'You look like Iggy Pop.'”

“Only buy clothes that you plan to keep forever. It's important to see trends for what they are: a game.”

“Sometimes, when you go to airport and look at the people, you see the worst looks - but the worst looks can give you more ideas than the best looks.”

“Working with Barneys, and choosing the looks, I was thinking about whether a real woman would buy this outfit and feel beautiful and comfortable.”

“The Russians are extreme people: they are generous but crazy at the same time. They always have something to say, and I really like that.”

“My mom read French 'Elle' when I was a little girl, and so, when I was 15 or 16, I said, 'I want to work in fashion.'”

“Coco Chanel was always doing things with ballet, so it is a tradition clashing fashion and ballet.”

“Karl Lagerfeld looks very tough because of the glasses, and he has all these rings and the leather gloves, and he's so smart. But he's a very nice person... when he comes into a room or studio, he is going to say hello to each person, and the same when he leaves.”

“I'm not a Facebook girl. Even though there is a fake Facebook with my name, it's not me. I'm not on Twitter; it's not me.”

“I think the 'Harpers Bazaar' woman is not a fashion victim; she understands fashion but is not a victim, you know.”

“When you're editor-in-chief of a big magazine, you cannot be a cover girl for MAC; you cannot be the face of Givenchy - of course you can't; it's doesn't go with the job.”

“I've always used black girls on the runway, because I think they're beautiful. I don't need people to tell me, 'You need to use black girls.' I did for 20 years; it's not a new thing for me.”