- Designer | February 26, 1940 -
My father could be very strict, but very fair. His father was the same. We all respected my grandfather; he was the head of the clan. Every morning, we all had to say good morning and kiss his hand. But not me. I jumped on his lap and bit him.
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I am very curious. Every day, I say: 'What am I going to learn today, and whom am I going to meet?'
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As a child, I was raised with my grandmother, alongside all my cousins, and the kitchen was always full.
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If you're sad about what you see in the mirror when you wake up every morning, you must change it.
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There is a sensuality about fabric. I think all materials should be inviting when they touch the skin. When I watch children stroking their mother's clothes, I feel that I have succeeded.
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I don't wear perfume, and I don't like the air to be too saturated with scents.
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I think women should be seductive, not triste. There's enough sadness in life now without making women look sad, too.
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There was a woman in Tunisia called Madame Pinot. She was a midwife and had helped in the birth of my siblings and me. I assisted her. I helped women give birth to a lot of babies when I was very young.
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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.
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I like black, because for me it is a very happy color.
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Karl Lagerfeld never touched a pair of scissors in his life.
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I would rather die than see my face in a car advertisement.
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