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" A woman who walks well parts crowds - it's something we should all be taught to do. "
Sonia Rykiel
Something
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" I don't read e-mails because I hate them. "
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" I want women to learn to find themselves. "
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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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" My view is that you have to deal with who you are. It's hard work, in a way, but somebody has to do it. "
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" To me, the biggest revolution of the 20th century was the pill. "
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" Artifice is art. "
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" I'm not brave, I'm not fantastic. I'm like any other woman. I'm unhappy. I'm difficult. I'm sad. Am I strong, too? Maybe, but not always. There are days when I don't want to see anyone. The most important thing you learn? You can live with it. "
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" I think in the darkest moments, we need a break. "
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" My color is black. And black, if it's worn right, is a scandal. "
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" Women should look at themselves and decide for themselves what color or length they should wear. "
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" I invented a sweater so small, so close to the body, that Women's Wear Daily nicknamed it 'The Poor Boy Sweater' and consecrated me queen of knitwear. "
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" We are working women. Also, we have the problem of children, of men, to take care of our houses, so many things. I try to explain that in my clothes. They are clothes for everyday life. That is the real life of woman. "
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" My breakfast is very important. "
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Important
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" People said making clothes inside out was not proper. I disagreed, because clothes that are inside out are as beautiful as a cathedral. "
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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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" When I started in fashion, for the first 10 years, I said to myself every day, 'I'm going to quit tomorrow.' "
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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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" The natures of men and women are very mixed, and for me, the most fascinating type of woman is the one who is a little masculine, has a little of the man in her, and the sort of man who is fabulous is the one who is a little woman, too. It's impossible not to mix them! "
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" I became the world's queen of sweaters without even knowing how one was made. "
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" I wanted women wearing my sweaters to give the impression they were naked. The aim wasn't to impose outfits but to stay as close as possible to women's bodies and their freedom of movement. "
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" I don't know why some women don't wear make-up. Every woman should gild the lily. "
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" My mother knitted a lot, but I never did; it was no fun. "
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" To be modern is to be aware of what is going on. "
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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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" I am a perfectionist. It has always been this way. "
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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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" 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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" I just can't live without chocolate - I have between two and six pieces every day. "
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