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Everything I do is really an expression of myself, through colors and shapes and, at the same time, I try to explain what I feel not only as a creator but also as a woman. I cannot separate one from the other.

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I hate the word 'feminine!' I mean, there is a woman and a man, and when I say 'woman,' it suggests all that is radiant, tender, fascinating, gentle, demoniac, exaggerated! 'Feminine' makes me think of somebody who is spindly and over-sweet - I don't like that!

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The natures of men and women are very mixed, and for me, the most fascinating type of woman is the one who is a little masculine, has a little of the man in her, and the sort of man who is fabulous is the one who is a little woman, too. It's impossible not to mix them!

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A man is attractive when he is slightly disturbing like a woman, a woman when she's a little disturbing like a man.

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When I started in fashion, for the first 10 years, I said to myself every day, 'I'm going to quit tomorrow.'

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People are going to figure out that I don't know anything. I always thought I'd be discredited in the end.

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I invented a sweater so small, so close to the body, that Women's Wear Daily nicknamed it 'The Poor Boy Sweater' and consecrated me queen of knitwear.

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The lead of a film that wove around me, I played all the roles. I traveled the world; I loved life, pleasure. I adored to write, create.

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I don't know why some women don't wear make-up. Every woman should gild the lily.

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I am a perfectionist. It has always been this way.

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Designer

Born: May 25th, 1930

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