Carine Roitfeld
Carine Roitfeld
Carine Roitfeldis the former editor-in-chief of Vogue Paris, a position she held from 2001 to 31 January 2011. A former fashion model and writer, she announced her resignation on 17 December 2010 and was succeeded by Emmanuelle Alt. In 2012, she became founder and editor-in-chief of CR Fashion Book...
ProfessionEditor
Date of Birth19 September 1954
burglar came god left police son steal time tried
One time, a burglar came to my apartment, so we called the police. My son was here, so I think they left before they tried to steal something. So the police come to my apartment, and they say, 'Oh my God, did they steal everything?' I was like, 'No, it was like that!'
mum
My father was very chic. My mum was always encouraging me. Some parents would say, 'Why don't you be a lawyer, a doctor, or something more important?' They never said that.
cycle lost miss
I miss my parents. But still, my granddaughter, my daughter, my grandma, you know, so it's very important for me. You lost your parents, but a new baby comes. It's like the cycle of fashion.
gives good
Sometimes pressure can be good, and it gives you a lot of energy to do something.
french
In my 10 years, I never put a girl that was too skinny in French 'Vogue.'
high mario since stopped wearing worked
I started wearing high heels when I first worked with Mario Testino. He is tall; I had to be at his height. And I have never stopped since then.
'Vogue' is a bigger name than my name.
becoming conscious family husband icon
I was never conscious that I was becoming an icon or I'm not an icon, because my family, my kids, my husband keep me down-to-earth.
beauty needs
I think that something needs to be weird in order to have a real beauty.
chic
What is chic is just to be perfect, like magical, no?
love mostly paris people quite retired
Paris is mostly retired people - I love it, and it's a beautiful city, but it's quite slow.
ladylike less life photos private
My private life is a lot more ladylike and less sultry than the fashion photos I imagine.
campaigns
Most makeup campaigns are not in black and white.
knows people
If I like a make-up artist's look, even if nobody knows about her, I use her. New people give me energy.