Carine Roitfeld
Carine Roitfeld
Carine Roitfeldis the former editor-in-chief of Vogue Paris, a position she held from 2001 to 31 January 2011. A former fashion model and writer, she announced her resignation on 17 December 2010 and was succeeded by Emmanuelle Alt. In 2012, she became founder and editor-in-chief of CR Fashion Book...
ProfessionEditor
Date of Birth19 September 1954
bit interested keeps maybe people rock roll stay
When you get older, you have to stay a bit rock n' roll so that young people will still be interested in you. The way you move, the way you talk, maybe the way you have your hair in your face a little bit - this keeps you interesting.
bit femininity heels high love mix true
It's true I always like to mix femininity and something a bit masculine. It's the reason I love skirts with high heels and tights, and no handbag because I love having my hands in my pockets.
bit pasta picking
I don't have a big appetite. I don't eat a lot, to be honest - never. I'm a bit like a little bird, picking all day long, but I'm not getting pasta or getting all those things, you know?
bit good mom
Sometimes you think you aren't a good mama; you always feel a bit guilty when you're a mom. You want to be everywhere.
bit russian
Yes, I can speak a bit and I can read and write in Russian. I learned it from my grandmother who raised me with all the Russian fairytales.
becomes bit brands business celebrity dressing fashion fight good job red wears work
I am not a celebrity. I work with celebrities, and it is very difficult. When a celebrity wears a dress, it's good for business, so brands fight for the red carpet. Me? I don't like it, because fashion becomes a job about dressing celebrities. And it's a bit boring.
life
I think when I became a grandmother my life changed a lot, and I think I changed personally.
destroy family girls lives
I see girls who are so skinny on the catwalks, and I know so many of them destroy their lives and their family's lives.
wears
I saw 'The Devil Wears Prada.' I don't think it's a reality.
french mom work
My mom read French 'Elle' when I was a little girl, and so, when I was 15 or 16, I said, 'I want to work in fashion.'
cool exciting london mind small
London Fashion Week isn't the most organised, but I don't mind that. It's such an exciting place - it's small and cool.
kids
When you have a magazine like 'Vogue,' you know a lot of kids are going to follow your pictures.
good surrounded
I keep my old friends, and get older with them, but push young. It's good to be surrounded by kids, because they keep you young.
family ten
I made a big family when I was working at 'Vogue' for ten years, and I'm still friends with a lot of them.