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 →
Anna Wintour doesn't deal with pictures; she is just doing PR and business, and she scares everybody.
As for success, I don't care for it. It is a fragile thing.
Bill Cunningham... he knows fashion better than anybody.
Even if I was in prison, I could be free in my head. I can adapt easily.
I am always in doubt; I am never sure of myself.
I love film - it's like painting.
I never followed fashion. It's women who have dictated my conduct.
I prefer to stay poor.
I used to spend my nights oversewing dresses for a local dressmaker in order to pay for my school equipment.
I want to speak directly with a star, not her stylist.
I work for women. I only think for them. If I didn't like women, I wouldn't do this job.
I'm always telling young designers to take the time to surround themselves with women.
I'm happier about my friends than I am about my work. I still have a long way to go with work. My friends, that's the one thing I'm sure... →
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.