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I prefer to stay poor.
I make clothes; women make fashion.
The foundation of beauty is the body.
I even do my ready-to-wear samples like couture.
I am always in doubt; I am never sure of myself.
A woman is like an actress: she's always onstage.
I like black, because for me it is a very happy color.
'Vogue' remains while its fashion editors come and go.
I want to speak directly with a star, not her stylist.
When you have one idea per year, it's already a miracle!
Bill Cunningham... he knows fashion better than anybody.
As for success, I don't care for it. It is a fragile thing.
I would rather die than see my face in a car advertisement.
Karl Lagerfeld never touched a pair of scissors in his life.
Who will remember Anna Wintour in the history of fashion? No one.
I never followed fashion. It's women who have dictated my conduct.
The danger is we're losing sight of what women really want to wear.
As I said many times, the fashion world, its system, can be disturbing.
Even if I was in prison, I could be free in my head. I can adapt easily.
Ballet costumes are easier that opera because they are designed for movement.
In an ordinary suit and tie, I'd look like a little macho. I'd be ridiculous.
I don't wear perfume, and I don't like the air to be too saturated with scents.
I'm always telling young designers to take the time to surround themselves with women.
In modelling, it's very hard to keep in touch with the people you knew when you started.
Fashion will last forever. It will exist always. It will exist in its own way in each era.
It's important to make women feel confident, because I think they are more important than men.
When I was growing up, I never heard the word 'racism.' It was only in Paris I encountered that.
If you're sad about what you see in the mirror when you wake up every morning, you must change it.
I am never sure that anything's good enough. Something that is good today will not be good tomorrow.
Anna Wintour doesn't deal with pictures; she is just doing PR and business, and she scares everybody.
I love American girls. They're audacious. They put more outrageous things on their bodies than anybody.
As a child, I was raised with my grandmother, alongside all my cousins, and the kitchen was always full.
My obsession is to make women beautiful. When you create with that in mind, things can't go out of fashion.
I used to spend my nights oversewing dresses for a local dressmaker in order to pay for my school equipment.
You have to take things with a lot of laughter. I laugh with everyone; this way, I will be able to die happy.
I think women should be seductive, not triste. There's enough sadness in life now without making women look sad, too.
When I see beautiful clothes, I want to keep them, preserve them... Clothes, like architecture and art, reflect an era.
I've been wearing Chinese clothes since I was 14. I can't wear a suit. I'm small, and when I put on a suit, it's not possible.
I have been offered the highest paid contracts in the world. I refused them all. It's not my thing. I don't want to cheat people.
Women must know themselves better than anyone. If you have ugly legs, wear long dresses. If you have long, great legs, show them.
I have total confidence in Beaute Prestige International to accompany me in creating a perfume that interprets my work and my world.
I'm working 24 hours a day. I have had a house in Tunisia for 20 years, and I never have time to go because there are collections, fittings.
I take it to heart that, for example, there aren't enough funds for AIDS research, but people pay 20 times the value of an item of clothing.
I'm happier about my friends than I am about my work. I still have a long way to go with work. My friends, that's the one thing I'm sure about.
I had used the stretch materials for years to shape the inside of garments I made for private clients. Then I just started using them on their own.
The present fashion system is too hard - there are too many collections. The designers have no time to think! Money is too important. Schedules are too crazy.
I learned French in Tunis, along with Arabic. I also learned French history. I knew the entire history of the kings of France. And I was fascinated by Versailles.
There are certain people I am allergic to. I even intervene when I don't like a customer; I rush in and check all the names. If I don't like them, I don't take them.
I put myself on the same level as everyone else around me - from the directrice to the workman, everyone. Except my pets - they are the Kings; you must treat them like royalty.
There is a sensuality about fabric. I think all materials should be inviting when they touch the skin. When I watch children stroking their mother's clothes, I feel that I have succeeded.