Carine Roitfeld Quotes

I'm determined not to start dressing like I'm 45 years old now that I'm a mum.

I think there is sexy. And then there's tacky sexy. When you're young, you can get away with tacky sexy. I mean, it's not even tacky when you're young. But when you get older, it's just tacky.

Fashion is a mirror, reflecting the culture.

I was a tomboy. In my clubbing days, my friend Lucy Davies-Hunt - half-Iranian, looked like Yasmin Le Bon - could wear catsuits, while I was the one in the sweatshirt, jeans, and Fila boots.

I look at culture, and I see what the kids around me are wearing, and I see a particular style. I understand the space between fashion and streetwear.

Nothings makes a woman look older that a rich costume.

She's got electric boots, a mohair suit, you know I read it in a magazine.

Fashion is just an interpretation of the culture around us.

I love coming to London and seeing what people on the street are wearing.

We have defined these characters - people always expect to see me in a pencil skirt. When they see me out of one - much like when they see Jon Hamm's hair when it isn't slick - they say, 'Wait a minute, you're all 2010!'

Fashion is a language, for sure, and it is a reflection of society.

Fashion is part of our culture, and it's about more than just a pretty dress.

Fashion is about what you look like, which translates to what you would like to be like.

The personality of the wearer and the hat makes the hat.

Dressing is a way of life.

I've always expressed my love for fashion through my music.

I'm not fashionable.

Fashion is a weapon that you can use when you need it.

Costume is a massive thing. I think costume makes you stand differently.

Clothes are such a strong part of who a human being is.

Clothes are part of the character. They can't but help inform who you are.

I feel old when I see mousse in my opponent's hair.

You are what you wear. I wear something different everyday.

When I put something on, and I stand up much straighter, that's when I love to wear clothes.

My son has followed fashion since he was a punk. He and I agree that fashion is about sex.