“Monsieur Saint Laurent was pathologically shy, and he made the Saint Laurent woman in his own image. Like her, I am shy. And to protect myself, I adopted something of an androgynous look, just as his women did.”

French fashion editor, former fashion model, and writer

Carine Roitfeld is a French fashion editor, former fashion model, and writer. She served as editor-in-chief of Vogue Paris from 2001 to 2011. In 2012, she founded CR Fashion Book, a bi-annual print magazine based in New York City, where she serves as editor-in-chief. Her work is closely tied to fashion publishing and editorial direction.