Azzedine Quotes & Sayings

I am always in doubt; I am never sure of myself. — Azzedine Alaia

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. — Azzedine Alaia

As a child, I was raised with my grandmother, alongside all my cousins, and the kitchen was always full. — Azzedine Alaia

For me, one of the biggest designers is Azzedine Alaia. Everything he is doing is fantastic. — Max Azria

I mix talents and friendship, which is not very professional, but it's my way of thinking. So I love Azzedine Alaia, because I've known him for 30 years, and he's making my dresses most of the time. — Carine Roitfeld

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. — Azzedine Alaia

In modelling, it's very hard to keep in touch with the people you knew when you started. — Azzedine Alaia

Fashion will last forever. It will exist always. It will exist in its own way in each era. — Azzedine Alaia

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. — Azzedine Alaia

I don't wear perfume, and I don't like the air to be too saturated with scents. — Azzedine Alaia

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. — Azzedine Alaia

My father could be very strict, but very fair. His father was the same. We all respected my grandfather; he was the head of the clan. Every morning, we all had to say good morning and kiss his hand. But not me. I jumped on his lap and bit him. — Azzedine Alaia

You have to take things with a lot of laughter. I laugh with everyone; this way, I will be able to die happy. — Azzedine Alaia

I never followed fashion. It's women who have dictated my conduct. — Azzedine Alaia

If I don't have a model in front of me, I don't have an idea. — Azzedine Alaia

I even do my ready-to-wear samples like couture. — Azzedine Alaia

There was this one model in French Elle. I can't imagine what it must be like to be her. She was brunette with big lips and was wearing this tight navy dress by Azzedine someone. She was so beautiful; and the choices she must have. and ... Oh, I would give it all up just to have been born that way because her life will be so easy. She won't have to think, and men will fall into her lap and ... It's all unfair and I don't want to even write it.
It will never change, and no one wants to admit it but being thin and pretty is the best thing a woman can be. — Rae Earl

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. — Azzedine Alaia

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. — Azzedine Alaia

I would rather die than see my face in a car advertisement. — Azzedine Alaia

I think women should be seductive, not triste. There's enough sadness in life now without making women look sad, too. — Azzedine Alaia

In an ordinary suit and tie, I'd look like a little macho. I'd be ridiculous. — Azzedine Alaia

I am very curious. Every day, I say: 'What am I going to learn today, and whom am I going to meet?' — Azzedine Alaia

I love film - it's like painting. — Azzedine Alaia

'Vogue' remains while its fashion editors come and go. — Azzedine Alaia

A woman is like an actress: she's always onstage. — Azzedine Alaia

My obsession is to make women beautiful. When you create with that in mind, things can't go out of fashion. — Azzedine Alaia

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. — Azzedine Alaia

As for success, I don't care for it. It is a fragile thing. — Azzedine Alaia

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. — Azzedine Alaia

When I was growing up, I never heard the word 'racism.' It was only in Paris I encountered that. — Azzedine Alaia

Who will remember Anna Wintour in the history of fashion? No one. — Azzedine Alaia

When you have one idea per year, it's already a miracle! — Azzedine Alaia

Bill Cunningham ... he knows fashion better than anybody. — Azzedine Alaia

I want to speak directly with a star, not her stylist. — Azzedine Alaia

For contemporary fashion, I'm a huge fan of so many of the people out there. I think Azzedine Alaia holds up through three generations of very specific, beautiful design. I think Jean Paul Gaultier also is very interesting with a long span. — Colleen Atwood

I have a great admiration and tenderness for Azzedine Alaia. I haven't seen him in a while, but I guess he must be still sewing some dresses at night. — Hedi Slimane

When I see beautiful clothes, I want to keep them, preserve them ... Clothes, like architecture and art, reflect an era. — Azzedine Alaia

Beyonce is a beautiful, elegant woman who is also a wonderful dancer. And her voice is sublime. Just like her husband, Jay-Z, Beyonce has real talent. They are both the kind of truly great artist who will be remembered by history. Their child will be lucky to have such talented parents. — Azzedine Alaia

I love American girls. They're audacious. They put more outrageous things on their bodies than anybody. — Azzedine Alaia

The foundation of beauty is the body. — Azzedine Alaia

Who can really say who invents something first in fashion? — Azzedine Alaia

A human being is not a machine. Especially when it comes to creating. — Azzedine Alaia

You know Sarkozy offered me the Legion d'honneur medal? I refused. People said I refused because I don't like Sarkozy, but that's ridiculous. I refused because I don't like decorations - except on women. — Azzedine Alaia

I have total confidence in Beaute Prestige International to accompany me in creating a perfume that interprets my work and my world. — Azzedine Alaia

I prefer to stay poor. — Azzedine Alaia

Anna Wintour doesn't deal with pictures; she is just doing PR and business, and she scares everybody. — Azzedine Alaia

I used to spend my nights oversewing dresses for a local dressmaker in order to pay for my school equipment. — Azzedine Alaia

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. — Azzedine Alaia

It's important to make women feel confident, because I think they are more important than men. — Azzedine Alaia

I make clothes; women make fashion. — Azzedine Alaia

When my Azzedine jacket from 1987 died, I wrapped it up in a box, attached a note saying where it came from and took it to the Salvation Army. It was a big loss. — Veronica Webb

I want to create a foundation, like a maison, in my home in the Marais. I am going to leave everything there. I am only passing through. I'm not a proprietor of anything, even if I have homes and things. — Azzedine Alaia

Women must know themselves better than anyone. If you have ugly legs, wear long dresses. If you have long, great legs, show them. — Azzedine Alaia

There was a woman in Tunisia called Madame Pinot. She was a midwife and had helped in the birth of my siblings and me. I assisted her. I helped women give birth to a lot of babies when I was very young. — Azzedine Alaia

Karl Lagerfeld never touched a pair of scissors in his life. — Azzedine Alaia

If you're sad about what you see in the mirror when you wake up every morning, you must change it. — Azzedine Alaia

As I said many times, the fashion world, its system, can be disturbing. — Azzedine Alaia

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. — Azzedine Alaia

I work for women. I only think for them. If I didn't like women, I wouldn't do this job. — Azzedine Alaia

I'm always telling young designers to take the time to surround themselves with women. — Azzedine Alaia

Even if I was in prison, I could be free in my head. I can adapt easily. — Azzedine Alaia

Ballet costumes are easier that opera because they are designed for movement. — Azzedine Alaia

Is your blouse Azzedine Alaia?'
'No, you could say it's VERY authentic vintage.'
Lachlain didn't care what it was; she'd never wear that damned unfinished shirt in public again. — Kresley Cole

Perfection is never achieved, so you need to go on working. — Azzedine Alaia

The danger is we're losing sight of what women really want to wear. — Azzedine Alaia

I like black, because for me it is a very happy color. — Azzedine Alaia

I am never sure that anything's good enough. Something that is good today will not be good tomorrow. — Azzedine Alaia

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. — Azzedine Alaia