187 Quotes by Alber Elbaz

To be a fashion critic is easy because you just say, ‘I love it, I hate it,’ but life is more than love and hate.

I was a fat child; I was asthmatic. No wonder I’m a hypochondriac.

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.

A fragrance is a veritable story, told and explained in scent, in notes, in impressions. It’s a score based on the emotions of each instant, a captivating music of the senses.

I’ve always said fashion is like roast chicken: You don’t have to think about it to know it’s delicious.

All the young people in fashion worship the people who have been around a long time. I think it is about keeping something going through the generations. Take my work: Just because I’m not 20 anymore doesn’t mean that people don’t appreciate what I do.

Wear flats. You’re short. It’s much cooler not to pretend.

In fashion we’re lucky, we make dreams come true.

I think fashion is about longevity and doing your work. It isn’t about winning or losing. It’s about process, keeping it going.