23 Quotes by Ines de La Fressange

The secret of great style is to feel good in what you wear.

Life is never what it seems – and that’s the great thing about it.

You can go out and hate everybody, hate your age, and hate all the things you don’t have but it will show; you have the face you deserve.

I saw a lot of haute couture all my childhood, and without knowing it I’ve learned from when I was a child to recognise beautiful fabrics.

One thing Della Valle taught me is the power to say no if something isn’t right. That mattered even over sales.

I would love to live in India or in the South of France, but Roger Vivier doesn’t have offices yet in New Delhi or Jaipur.

Matching shoes and bags immediately age you by 10 years.

Often something more simple would be better. Sometimes I put things together – a shirt, a sweater, a jacket – and it’s too complicated. I would have worn only a v-neck sweater, it would have been better. It’s not the clothes but it’s how you wear them sometimes.

Even if you live in a tiny village, there’s an Internet site. It’s quite easy to find clothes, but sometimes women don’t know how to mix them.