Azzedine Alaia
Azzedine Alaia
Azzedine Alaïais a Tunisian-born couturier and shoe designer, particularly successful since the 1980s...
NationalityTunisian
ProfessionDesigner
Date of Birth26 February 1940
CountryTunisia
couture ready sample
I even do my ready-to-wear samples like couture.
accompany perfume prestige total work
I have total confidence in Beaute Prestige International to accompany me in creating a perfume that interprets my work and my world.
assisted babies birth helped madame midwife women
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.
costumes designed easier
Ballet costumes are easier that opera because they are designed for movement.
whom
I am very curious. Every day, I say: 'What am I going to learn today, and whom am I going to meet?'
garments materials private shape using
I had used the stretch materials for years to shape the inside of garments I made for private clients. Then I just started using them on their own.
directly
I want to speak directly with a star, not her stylist.
dictated followed women
I never followed fashion. It's women who have dictated my conduct.
human
A human being is not a machine. Especially when it comes to creating.
heard word
When I was growing up, I never heard the word 'racism.' It was only in Paris I encountered that.
women work
I work for women. I only think for them. If I didn't like women, I wouldn't do this job.
home homes leave passing
I want to create a foundation, like a maison, in my home in the Marais. I am going to leave everything there. I am only passing through. I'm not a proprietor of anything, even if I have homes and things.
except offered people refused women
You know Sarkozy offered me the Legion d'honneur medal? I refused. People said I refused because I don't like Sarkozy, but that's ridiculous. I refused because I don't like decorations - except on women.