Alber Elbaz Quotes

'Commercial' is not the word that has to be said only by CEOs. It has to be something that is maybe the essence of design, because design has some sort of art in it and creation, but it's also some object that you have to use. There is also this pragmatic end to it.
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.
All I want is beautiful. I mean, I like grey hair, I love wrinkles. But this is me.
Almost every collection I do has 200 different references. I don't have two of the same coat, two of the same dress. I have it in one color, in one fabric. I've tried to adapt the culture of couture, and the know-how and the heritage, but I try to update it.
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.
Fashion doesn't look good only on models; it can look good on different people of different ages and different body shapes.
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.
Fashion is not enough anymore. It's not just about what you wear. I mean, I don't know how many women can afford to take the time to come to Paris for three fittings.
For me, Lancome was more than just a brand. There was something very nostalgic about the name, about the whole story.
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.
How do you stand out as a fashion ad campaign? By using people off the street; it does generate buzz.
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.
I always say that women are very strong and men are powerful. But beauty gives you both strength and power. I never think of it. It's just one of those natural things. It's the only thing I know how to do.
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.
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.
I am always trying to put myself inside: Every dress I do, I think, 'If I were a woman, would I wear it?'
I am not interested in perfection, and neither are the women who wear my clothes.
I am very much a people person.
I barely finish one pre-collection before I must start on another. Sales start, but I am already elsewhere creatively. The men's show is being prepared, but we also need to think about accessories, perfumes and other items. In sum, I never stop.
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.
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Alber Elbaz
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06 February, 1961
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Israel
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