Top 60 Quotes by Azzedine Alaia

I'm always telling young designers to take the time to surround themselves with women.

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.

I prefer to stay poor.

I don't wear perfume, and I don't like the air to be too saturated with scents.

I make clothes; women make fashion.

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.

My obsession is to make women beautiful. When you create with that in mind, things can't go out of fashion.

I think women should be seductive, not triste. There's enough sadness in life now without making women look sad, too.

I used to spend my nights oversewing dresses for a local dressmaker in order to pay for my school equipment.

In an ordinary suit and tie, I'd look like a little macho. I'd be ridiculous.