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
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.
thinking needs photographer
I do go very fast. I think if I don't go fast it's going to be boring. That's what photographers need to do.
believe hands needs
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.
fashion extravagance needs
Fashion's about extravagance, and everyone needs a bit of that.
beauty needs
I think that something needs to be weird in order to have a real beauty.
age beautiful good great needs recognize waist whatever
I think that each woman, whatever age, needs to recognize something good in her body. Someone has beautiful legs, someone has beautiful hair, someone else has beautiful decolletage or a beautiful waist or beautiful hands. Everyone has something great.
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.
You don't choose your public; your public chooses you.
betty france la looking older people sort stay woman women
We have the sort of beautiful older woman here in Paris. People like Loulou de la Falaise and Betty Catroux, all these beautiful looking women over 60... So there is culture here in France that even if you are older, you can stay beautiful.