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
life people
When you give a lot of confidence in people and you don't get it back, you are a bit disappointed, but it's life.
enjoy life
As you get older, you see life is very short, so you have to appreciate more and more and to enjoy it.
becoming brought cycle forgot life love nature seeing
Becoming a grandmother brought me back to the things I forgot to love. Nature. Playing. Seeing animals. A new way of looking. A rejuvenation. A cycle of life - things come back to you. The details.
amazing asked ford life tom
When Tom Ford asked me to consult for Gucci, I had never consulted in my life. I didn't know what consulting was, and look, we made something amazing.
black daily great hair help innocence inside life maybe might others people preserve protects thankfully
People might think I'm very hard, what with my black make-up, my hair over my eyes, etc. My innocence didn't always help me, but it did preserve something in me that maybe others don't have anymore. I'm inside my bubble, you could say, and thankfully so, because I don't think daily life is always great. It protects me.
ladylike less life photos private
My private life is a lot more ladylike and less sultry than the fashion photos I imagine.
life
I think when I became a grandmother my life changed a lot, and I think I changed personally.
asked climbed illustrate soon
I started as a writer for magazines, and soon they asked me to illustrate my stories. I started from the bottom of the bottom. And I climbed the stairs, one by one.
The Russians are very much more up and down than the French.
extreme russians time
The Russians are extreme people: they are generous but crazy at the same time. They always have something to say, and I really like that.
people
People say I look like my father. My son is very much like him.
bit good mom
Sometimes you think you aren't a good mama; you always feel a bit guilty when you're a mom. You want to be everywhere.
best looks worst
Sometimes, when you go to airport and look at the people, you see the worst looks - but the worst looks can give you more ideas than the best looks.
dress fashion makeup needs vice wear work
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.