187 Quotes by Alber Elbaz

The problem with couture is not designers; it’s what happens when the couturier will no longer be there.

I don’t think you can be a designer if you don’t care.

I am very much a people person. If I am in a beautiful place but I don’t like the people, I am miserable.

Fashion is not about before, it’s not about after, it’s about now.

Many, many times I find that whatever is looking good on the screen doesn’t always look or feel good on the body. So who do we design for – do we design for the screen, or do we design for women?

When I’m traveling the world, I don’t ever look anymore at the geography – just enough to catch galleries and paintings.

I want to know where is that committee in Switzerland that sits to decide what is in and what is out. I don’t listen to the formula makers. I think maybe I have a selective hearing disorder.

I barely finish one pre-collection before I must start on another. Sales start, but I am already elsewhere creatively. The men’s show is being prepared, but we also need to think about accessories, perfumes and other items. In sum, I never stop.

I am always trying to put myself inside: Every dress I do, I think, ‘If I were a woman, would I wear it?’