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" A man is attractive when he is slightly disturbing like a woman, a woman when she's a little disturbing like a man. "
Sonia Rykiel
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" French women famously take care over their appearance, but this wasn't instilled in me as I grew up. I was taught that beauty comes from different places, from the inside and from the outside. "
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" I am what I am. Before I was not so proud to make fashion. My family thought fashion wasn't very interesting. So I hid that. "
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" At hotels, you are an actress. Absolutely. You can do what you want. Go where you want. I love my home too. But I love to arrive in a hotel. They have books, chocolate, food. I put things in the little refrigerator. "
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" I don't want to show my pain. I resisted; I hesitated. I tried to be invisible, to pretend that nothing was wrong. It's impossible; it's not like me. "
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" I think in the darkest moments, we need a break. "
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" I don't think I would ever have plastic surgery; there isn't anything I'd want to change. "
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" I became the world's queen of sweaters without even knowing how one was made. "
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" Knowing yourself, and learning to love yourself as you are, is the beginning of beauty. I think the most important thing is to show off what's most beautiful about you and to hide what's less beautiful. "
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" My shows are about the complete woman who swallows it all. It's a question of survival. "
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" What pushes me forward is everything I have learned: political, social, cultural. I put all that into the clothes. "
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" I hate the word 'feminine!' I mean, there is a woman and a man, and when I say 'woman,' it suggests all that is radiant, tender, fascinating, gentle, demoniac, exaggerated! 'Feminine' makes me think of somebody who is spindly and over-sweet - I don't like that! "
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" I have no regrets in life, and you know what? If I could, I'd go back and do it all again. "
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" It's important to keep on keeping on, to feel good about yourself and be happy with who you are. "
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" Everything I do is really an expression of myself, through colors and shapes and, at the same time, I try to explain what I feel not only as a creator but also as a woman. I cannot separate one from the other. "
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" I have never followed fashion. What is fashion to me? I just think of things that inspire me, that inspire women, and I design that way. "
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" I want women to learn to find themselves. "
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" For me, luxury isn't just the real thing. It's also fake. Swarovski crystals or real diamonds? It's a game. "
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" As soon as I am up, I brush my hair. I eat breakfast first: tea and brown bread, and sometimes a fresh fruit juice like orange or grapefruit. I write notes on the previous day in my notebook, then I shower. "
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" How can you live the high life if you do not wear high heels? I don't understand why women wear these ballet pumps. They are only good if you walk like a ballet dancer, and only ballet dancers do that. "
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" First I made a dress because I was pregnant and I wanted to be the most beautiful pregnant woman. Then I made a sweater because I wanted to have one that wasn't like anyone else's. "
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" Being one step ahead of a fashion trend is not so important to me. What matters is to always forge ahead. "
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" I was a tomboy, always fairly eccentric, and convinced I'd grow up to be an actress. "
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" People are going to figure out that I don't know anything. I always thought I'd be discredited in the end. "
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" I hate wasting time getting dressed. I like to put something on and just think, 'Yes. That's it.' "
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" My mother knitted a lot, but I never did; it was no fun. "
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" I love chocolate. Black chocolate with marshmallow inside, caramel inside. If I could only have two foods, I'd take some fantastic chocolate. And some terrible chocolate. I love the Clark Bar. "
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" I was fascinated by stripes from the start. On clothing, they follow a woman's movements. "
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" Wherever I go, I buy shoes. "
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" To be modern is to be aware of what is going on. "
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" My favourite feature is my hair. It has always made me look different. It was so red when I was born that my mother thought I had blood on my head. When I was a teenager, I looked like a tomboy, but then I understood that I could be a woman who was an intelligent mix between a lady and my mannish side. "
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