Alber Elbaz Quotes

Alber Elbaz was an Israeli fashion designer known for his work as the creative director of the luxury fashion house Lanvin. His designs were celebrated for their elegance, femininity, and attention to detail. Elbaz's contributions to the fashion industry earned him international acclaim and cemented his legacy as a visionary designer.

The designers, photographers and models I work with, they are really hard-working people who are devoting their lives to fashion. They're kind of like nuns of fashion.

I'm always looking for a story.... -Alber Elbaz

I'm always looking for a story.

A singer can quit once he or she has made ten great songs; a director can finish once he or she has made five amazing films; a writer just needs to write three great books.

I was a fat child; I was asthmatic. No wonder I'm ... -Alber Elbaz

I was a fat child; I was asthmatic. No wonder I'm a hypochondriac.

My father, who was a hair colourist, died when I was young, so my mother had to work very hard. But at the same time, I do believe that if you have everything, it is easy to make a dinner. When you only have flour and water and olives and potatoes, you have to be much more creative, and that's what my mother is all about.

I used to hate L.A., but I met such a great group ... -Alber Elbaz

I used to hate L.A., but I met such a great group of people there that I fell in love with it.

I hate bridges. I'm always very insecure on bridge... -Alber Elbaz

I hate bridges. I'm always very insecure on bridges.

I like dresses for night; I like after-party more than party. I like the mystery; I like the dream, like fantasy dresses. I think, also, that you make women dream.

Mine is a job that never ends, a function where it is almost impossible to set aside time to rest or take a breather.

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.

For me, Lancome was more than just a brand. There was something very nostalgic about the name, about the whole story.

If I wasn't a designer, I would love to be a doctor. That is my fantasy, my dream. A doctor will give you a tablet if you have a headache, and I will give you a dress, and we both make you feel good.

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.

My job is to do. My job is to make women beautiful... -Alber Elbaz

My job is to do. My job is to make women beautiful. What do I have to say?

I live many lives at once.... -Alber Elbaz

I live many lives at once.

How do you stand out as a fashion ad campaign? By using people off the street; it does generate buzz.

Almost every collection I do has 200 different references. I don't have two of the same coat, two of the same dress. I have it in one color, in one fabric. I've tried to adapt the culture of couture, and the know-how and the heritage, but I try to update it.

I'm not a plastic surgeon, and I cannot change the DNA of a person, but when I see a woman try on my clothes and she feels beautiful, I know I am doing my job.

Women try to be the best everywhere, and it's impossible. I want my clothes to give women the freedom to just be - I want them to put on my dresses and shine.

For me, the sketching of dresses was about fantasy and dreams. In my little room at home, I felt that I was somewhere else. In Paris, for instance.

I am not interested in perfection, and neither are... -Alber Elbaz

I am not interested in perfection, and neither are the women who wear my clothes.

I'm not a religious person in the regular sense, but in the Bible you're not allowed to steal, you're not allowed to lie and you're not allowed to feel you're above other people.

I don't think you can be a designer if you don't c... -Alber Elbaz

I don't think you can be a designer if you don't care.

Fashion doesn't look good only on models; it can look good on different people of different ages and different body shapes.

I've always said fashion is like roast chicken: You don't have to think about it to know it's delicious.

It's a major job to help men and women look beauti... -Alber Elbaz

It's a major job to help men and women look beautiful.

I spend my time backstage at the Lanvin shows, and when I come out at the end, all I see are people's eyes.

I work on fittings, mostly. You know, I sketch less and less in my work. I sketch for the show sometimes, but then it becomes more conceptual. But when I don't sketch, it becomes more pragmatic.

I thought, 'It doesn't matter what that woman is wearing,' but then I realised actually it's our job as designers to make women smile; to bring them the chocolate without the calories.

At Yves Saint Laurent, I felt like the son-in-law - like I was part of the family, but not quite. When I was fired, I felt like the widow.

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