Azzedine Alaïa (Arabic: عز الدين علي ة French pronunciation: [azedin alaˈja], pronunciation: Alaya) is a Tunisian-born couturier and shoe designer, particularly successful since the 1980s. Read full biography of Azzedine Alaia →
My obsession is to make women beautiful. When you create with that in mind, things can't go out of fashion.
The danger is we're losing sight of what women really want to wear.
The foundation of beauty is the body.
'Vogue' remains while its fashion editors come and go.
When you have one idea per year, it's already a miracle!
Who can really say who invents something first in fashion?
Who will remember Anna Wintour in the history of fashion? No one.
I put myself on the same level as everyone else around me - from the directrice to the workman, everyone. Except my pets - they are the Kings; you... →
A human being is not a machine. Especially when it comes to creating.
A woman is like an actress: she's always onstage.
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 would rather die than see my face in a car advertisement.
You have to take things with a lot of laughter. I laugh with everyone; this way, I will be able to die happy.
Azzedine Alaïa (Arabic: عز الدين علي ة French pronunciation: [azedin alaˈja], pronunciation: Alaya) is a Tunisian-born couturier and shoe designer, particularly successful since the 1980s.