287 Quotes by 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.

Even though jeans suit me, I never wear jeans.

I think I have character, and that is what people like in me.

If I like a make-up artist's look, even if nobody knows about her, I use her. New people give me energy.

You can't learn how to be elegant; you can only learn how to avoid mistakes. The rest is instinct. Elegance is about the way you cross your legs, not the label or the newest clothes from the latest collection.

Most makeup campaigns are not in black and white.

I think that most of the women when they dress in the morning, they try to be someone elseToday there is too much retouching, and I don't like it...except on me.

My private life is a lot more ladylike and less sultry than the fashion photos I imagine.

I think, in many ways, certain people sought me out maybe because they liked my body language or they liked the way I wore a slit skirt, the way I cross my legs or carry my purse. It's quite inspiring to play the seduction card.