Alber Elbaz quotes

Run away from laziness; work hard. Touch intuition and listen to the heart, not marketing directors. Dream. (Alber Elbaz)
I certainly can't complain. I work six days a week, if not seven, and eighteen hours out of twenty-four - fortunately, with a great deal of pleasure. Why? Because I only do something if I want to do it; I need to feel a desire, to find pleasure in moving forward, creating, moving, inventing. View quote
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I think that if you want to pass emotion, you have to write a letter. Emotions do not pass in SMS or in e-mail. View quote
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Why not touch things that we hate and turn them upside down and inside out? View quote
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To be a fashion critic is easy because you just say, 'I love it, I hate it,' but life is more than love and hate. View quote
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Style is the only thing you can't buy. It's not in a shopping bag, a label, or a price tag. It's something reflected from our soul to the outside world. An emotion. View quote
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If it's not edible, it's not food. If it's not wearable, it's not fashion. View quote
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I am not interested in perfection, and neither are the women who wear my clothes. View quote
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If I wasn't a designer I would love to be a doctor. That is my fantasy, my dream. A doctor will give you a tablet if you have a headache and I will give you a dress and we both make you feel good. View quote
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Fashion is not always about what's new, it's also about what's good. And I think if you need to see what's good, you have to be there. View quote
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I do sport at the gym a few times a week, but I hate it. Work is my only remedy. I feel so twisted and horrible in the morning, but then I go to the office and I start feeling better. Work is my Tylenol. Extra-strength. (Alber Elbaz)
I'm not a plastic surgeon, and I cannot change the DNA of a person, but when I see a woman try on my clothes and she feels beautiful, I know I am doing my job. View quote
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I adore women, and the one thing I want to do more than anything is to see a transformation of personality when someone puts on one of my dresses. View quote
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For me, the sketching of dresses was about fantasy and dreams. In my little room at home, I felt that I was somewhere else. In Paris, for instance. View quote
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I always think, if I were an editor, and I was invited to a show, and I would have to wait for 45 minutes in the dark or in the cold or in the heat, maybe I would like to have a fresh drink or a piece of chocolate. View quote
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A singer can quit once he or she has made ten great songs; a director can finish once he or she has made five amazing films; a writer just needs to write three great books. View quote
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All I want is beautiful. I mean, I like grey hair, I love wrinkles. But this is me. View quote
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How do you stand out as a fashion ad campaign? By using people off the street it does generate buzz. View quote
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For me, Lancome was more than just a brand. There was something very nostalgic about the name, about the whole story. View quote
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At Yves Saint Laurent, I felt like the son-in-law - like I was part of the family, but not quite. When I was fired, I felt like the widow. View quote
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I like having the freedom to dress as I desire. (Alber Elbaz)
When I was either 7 or 8 years old, I did a sketch every day of my teacher and what she wore. At the end of the year, I gave her the sketchbook. For me, the sketching of dresses was about fantasy and dreams. View quote
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I love and respect women. I work mostly with women. View quote
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I always wear a dinner jacket. I never have this definition of what goes for the morning or the evening or what works for the weekend. View quote
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I don't go out to parties because I'd look terrible in pictures. My escape is television - it's like meditation to me. View quote
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Alber Elbaz

Occupation: Israeli Designer
Born: June 12, 1961
Died: April 24, 2021
Quotes count: 49

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