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.
long way stills
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.
designer young surround
I'm always telling young designers to take the time to surround themselves with women.
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.
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Beyonce is a beautiful, elegant woman who is also a wonderful dancer. And her voice is sublime. Just like her husband, Jay-Z, Beyonce has real talent. They are both the kind of truly great artist who will be remembered by history. Their child will be lucky to have such talented parents.