78 Quotes by Azzedine Alaia

There are certain people I am allergic to. I even intervene when I don't like a customer; I rush in and check all the names. If I don't like them, I don't take them.

You know Sarkozy offered me the Legion d'honneur medal? I refused. People said I refused because I don't like Sarkozy, but that's ridiculous. I refused because I don't like decorations - except on women.

The foundation of beauty is the body.

Perfection is never achieved, so you need to go on working.

I am never sure that anythings good enough. Something that is good today will not be good tomorrow.

I make clothes, women make fashion.

When I see beautiful clothes, I want to keep them, preserve them... Clothes, like architecture and art, reflect an era.

It’s important to make women feel confident, because I think they are more important than men.

My obsession is to make women beautiful. When you create with that in mind, things can’t go out of fashion.