Quotes by Carine Roitfeld

About Carine Roitfeld:

Carine Roitfeld is the former editor-in-chief of Vogue Paris, a position she held from 2001 to 31 January 2011. A former fashion model and writer, she announced her resignation on 17 December 2010 and was succeeded by Emmanuelle Alt. In 2012, she became founder and editor-in-chief of CR Fashion Book.
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When I don't know what to wear, I wear black lace.

Carine Roitfeld

When I left French 'Vogue,' New York welcomed me with a big, big hug.

Carine Roitfeld

You can be covered and be very sexy. It's not what you show; it's what you have in mind, the way you cross your legs, the way you talk to people.

Carine Roitfeld

What is chic is just to be perfect, like magical, no?

Carine Roitfeld

Fashion has a political role insofar as following it can give you the impression to belonging to a certain social group or a private club.

Carine Roitfeld

I don't like intellectuals, or, at least, people who call themselves that way, because I am under the impression that there is always something condescending in their demeanour, and I don't like condescending people.

Carine Roitfeld

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.

Carine Roitfeld

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 wh...

Carine Roitfeld

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

Carine Roitfeld

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.'

Carine Roitfeld

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

Carine Roitfeld

Like most Russians, I am very superstitious, and if I don't get married, I don't get divorced.

Carine Roitfeld

Do what you are not supposed to do, like wear white shoes all year round.

Carine Roitfeld

Fashion is not about clothes, it is about a look.

Carine Roitfeld

Fashion is very tough, and we shouldn't forget that before designers were money-makers, they were artists.

Carine Roitfeld

Working for a magazine, you have a boss; you are not free.

Carine Roitfeld

The most important thing is posture: when you get old, it's the way you walk, the way you stand, that shows it.

Carine Roitfeld

Fashion isn't something you can buy; you need to have the sense of it, and most people don't.

Carine Roitfeld

I started wearing high heels when I first worked with Mario Testino. He is tall; I had to be at his height. And I have never stopped since then.

Carine Roitfeld

For me, fashion is not about reality.

Carine Roitfeld

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

Carine Roitfeld

Author Bio

  • NameCarine Roitfeld
  • DescriptionFrench editor
  • BornSeptember 19, 1954
  • CountryFrance
  • ProfessionEditor-in-chief; Journalist