287 Quotes by Carine Roitfeld

To me, makeup is fashion and vice versa. What I dress and what I wear always needs to work with my makeup, which is usually the same anyway.

Let the others have beauty. I’ve got the charisma.

I am not a good professional of fashion. I am not an expert about how clothes are constructed or the history of fashion. I never start with fashion. I always think of the girl and her personality – because all that matters to me when you look at a page is, “Do you want to be that girl?”

I believe in the Yves Saint Laurent woman who either has her hands in the pockets of her pantsuit or is holding her lover’s hand. She doesn’t need a bag.

You’re not on your own. You’re doing things with other people. This is very important for me.

When you have confidence, when you feel loved by people, you can tell them the truth. It’s important that I can say the photo isn’t beautiful or the photo shoot sucks.

Fashion shows used to be more crazy. Now they’ve become a bit too serious.

Beauty can be quite boring, especially if you’re talking about beauty that doesn’t last. And what lasts is exactly the thing that maybe wasn’t pretty at first. It comes over time to be beautiful or interesting or exciting.

Either you are a good Virgo or a crazy Virgo! The good Virgo side of me is educating and raising the children – being there for them.