Alber Elbaz

I don't go out to parties because I'd look terrible in pictures. My escape is television - it's like meditation to me. ”

Me, as a designer who is not exactly skinny, all I want is comfortable clothes. ”

We are being accused that some models are anorexic. But we as fashion designers cannot be blamed, because you know, when I talk to women around the world, rich and poor and young and old and intellectual and not, what they want to be is skinny. You ask them, 'What is your dream?' It's to be skinny. That's all they want. ”

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 never think people should do things for me. I think I should do things for others. That makes me more comfortable. ”

I hate the word 'cool.' It gives me a rash. ”

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. ”

If you take something out of the freezer, it's cold, but what happens when it melts? It's a cool party, a cool person, a cool collection. What does that mean? I'm more interested in things that are uncool, things that have a certain individuality, a certain soul, a certain longevity, emotion, fragility. ”

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. ”

One woman told me that every time she wears Lanvin, men fall in love with her. Another told me she wore Lanvin to face her husband's lawyer because she felt protected. If I can make men fall in love with women and if I can protect women, I think I can die peacefully. ”