Alber Elbaz Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“At Yves Saint Laurent, I felt like the son-in-law - like I was part of the family, but not quite. When I was fired, I felt like the widow.”

“I always wear a dinner jacket. I never have this definition of what goes for the morning or the evening or what works for the weekend.”

“The worst thing that can happen is if you're stuck within a bubble and you think that is what life is all about. It's great to see other people and hear from people of different ages and opinions.”

“I don't think that you can write music if you don't know how to play an instrument. You have to know the basics, then you can go forward.”

“I never think people should do things for me. I think I should do things for others. That makes me more comfortable.”

“I was a fat child; I was asthmatic. No wonder I'm a hypochondriac.”

“I thought, 'It doesn't matter what that woman is wearing,' but then I realised actually it's our job as designers to make women smile; to bring them the chocolate without the calories.”

“We are being accused that some models are anorexic. But we as fashion designers cannot be blamed, because you know, when I talk to women around the world, rich and poor and young and old and intellectual and not, what they want to be is skinny. You ask them, 'What is your dream?' It's to be skinny. That's all they want.”

“Women try to be the best everywhere, and it's impossible. I want my clothes to give women the freedom to just be - I want them to put on my dresses and shine.”

“I don't go out to parties because I'd look terrible in pictures. My escape is television - it's like meditation to me.”