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I am always in doubt; I am never sure of myself.

I prefer to stay poor.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

Who can really say who invents something first in fashion?

The foundation of beauty is the body.

'Vogue' remains while its fashion editors come and go.

Bill Cunningham ... he knows fashion better than anybody.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

I make clothes; women make fashion.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I love film - it's like painting.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.