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" You have to know when to stop - that's wisdom. "

Hubert de Givenchy

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" I had the fortune to evolve at a time when fashion was very important, and women dressed themselves very well. A woman who dressed very well also had a husband who would have beautiful collections of art and decorative objects. "

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" I am of tradition, but that doesn't mean I have an old outlook on life. "

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" Always I remember when I am young, I ask my mother, 'I really want to be a dress designer.' In that time, was quite difficult because, you know, my family always criticize me for it not to be a man's job. "

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" You must, if it's possible, be born with a kind of elegance. It's part of you, of yourself. "

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" Like in great painting and architecture, in couture, to make clothes you must eliminate, eliminate, eliminate to obtain the true sense of a line. You see, the more you add, the more you load on, the more it's mad. You must try to have just the silhouette, which is an intelligence in clothes. "

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" You never finish learning. "

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" I dreamed of fashion as a little boy. "

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" I love to dance, and I love to see people dance. It is good exercise. It gives you a kind of energy. "

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" I think all beautiful women have a clean look. They like things that are simple. "

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" Clients become very attached to the fitter who they feel understands them. "

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