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" My mother was never very famous when I was growing up, so it wasn't so difficult. It was only when I left home and went to university that she become this style icon. "

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" When it comes to babies and children and being a mother, there is so much to talk about. There are products that I keep discovering - endless products! People love to read about these things. And I interview cool mothers, mums with babies, and mums with teenagers... all mums who I admire. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Cool

Love

Mother

" It's no secret I like to dress a bit sexy and body-conscious, and as soon as I was pregnant, it was like it was inappropriate to dress the way that I dress. And that really annoyed me. It's a wrong message that dressing feminine and sexy and being a mother can't go together. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Dress

Way

" I sometimes apply eyeliner - Giorgio Armani Smooth Silk Eye Pencil in #1 Black - and smudge it with my fingers really quickly to give it a little lift, almost a cat eye. It's all about giving a lift now. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Eye

Giving

Pencil

" I'm inspired by all those women in the '60s - they look so put-together and cool at the same time, and they all were moms - moms and career women. I do wear heels, though. Pretty much always. I need to feel good about myself, so even if it's casual, I'll slip them on. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Time

Cool

Good

" I had no boundaries at home, so I had nothing to push against. I only rebelled with clothing when I was 14. I would wear purple Doc Martens and had purple streaks in my hair, dirty jeans, and baggy tops. Very Britpop. Anything that wasn't girly or feminine. My mother hated it. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Push

Home

Dirty

" I'll be so excited to take my daughter to her first fashion show, but I think, for her, it's best to wait until she's old enough to appreciate it. Or, at least, until she can pronounce the designer's names! "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Fashion

Best

Daughter

" You don't have to wait for your career to take off to become a mum: that's kind of what I want to show. Becoming a mum made me even more driven, and I think it doesn't stop your career - it just boosts it. It makes you well-organised, and with a little bit of sacrifice, of course you can do it all. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

You Can Do It

Sacrifice

" My parents were strict with school, strict with grades. I had piano classes, horseback riding, dance. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

School

Riding

Parents

" Fashion hasn't changed enough yet. There's too much a stereotype of beauty. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Fashion

Much

Too Much

" I'm always building images. Even when I go out and put a look together, it's in my head the whole day, like, how I'm going to create this whole story. But I'm never satisfied; it's always a work in progress no matter what. Every day is working. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Work

Together

Story

" So much of my body changed from being pregnant. My hair got so much longer from all of the multivitamins and pregnancy vitamins, like the New Chapter's Every Woman Vitamin I've been taking - it's a lot of folic acid. I know a lot of moms cut their hair, but I just want to keep mine long. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Woman

Body

Chapter

" I'm addicted to online shopping. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Shopping

Online

Addicted

" French people don't breastfeed. And I did it. My mum freaked out. She didn't get it at all. French royalty thought it wasn't chic to breastfeed their kids, so they would send them to a wet nurse. It's looked down on. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

She

Down

Wet

" The French like to play the intellectual card; they don't like to be over-sexy. The sexiness comes from the way they walk and hold themselves. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Play

Intellectual

" For my eyes, I think an eyelash curler makes me look much more awake, even when I haven't gotten much sleep. It's a really important tool for a mom to have. The MAC one works for me. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Sleep

Eyes

Look

" Being pregnant was the best time of my life because nothing could affect me. It was like a detox - I ate healthy, I slept a lot, and I didn't drink. All of my hormones were at the perfect levels. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Best

Perfect

My Life

" Moisturizer is the base for my makeup, because I like a glowy, dewy, shiny look - I'd never use powder - so I always start with cream. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Never

Start

Makeup

" When I'm getting ready, I'll listen to '80s music on Spotify just to wake me up and put me in the mood. I like that it's cheesy. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Listen

" If a French woman wears jeans, it's never with flats - always heels. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Never

Jeans

Heels

" Baby fashion has become such a big thing. It used to be that everything had to be pink or blue or cute - you know, very precious - but not cool. But now, my friends who are mothers really want to dress their kids just like themselves. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Cute

Pink

Blue

" It's so strange how people can be judgmental when they see a pregnant woman dressed in high heels and tight dresses. Being pregnant shouldn't make you feel less of a woman, but more of a woman! "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Woman

People

You

" My mum always had fun on shoots, but afterwards, she would pick us up from school and make dinner. I had a pretty normal childhood. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Dinner

School

She

" Sometimes you leave the house for school, and you realize you're wearing the same thing as your toddler, which is embarrassing! I try to avoid it at all costs. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Realize

School

Sometimes

" My job description? It is many things; it is a whole universe created around the things that I like. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Universe

Things

Job

" What I find is that you don't need to go for fancy mascara - I always get the L'Oreal ones from the drugstore. I get the gold tube, Voluminous Million Lashes in black. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Find

Gold

Need

" My site is about women who want to look good and stay active: women who don't want to suddenly become 'just mums.' But it's not true that it is only about the glamorous side. Last time I was on a plane with Romy, she was sick all over me, and I wrote a tip about travelling with a change of outfit. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Sick

Change

" Even on the red carpet, French celebrities keep it minimal. Think of Charlotte Gainsbourg - the look can be quite undone. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Red

Red Carpet

Keep

" I love the efficiency of the Internet. If I come across something that I want to share right away, I can do it. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

I Can

Efficiency

Internet

" I guess you could say I want to become like Martha Stewart - just a sexier version! "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Just

Become

" I'm really close to my family, and I really want one of my own. But the wedding, it's not necessary for me. "

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Wedding

Want