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 →
I'm working 24 hours a day. I have had a house in Tunisia for 20 years, and I never have time to go because there are collections, fittings.
In modelling, it's very hard to keep in touch with the people you knew when you started.
When I was growing up, I never heard the word 'racism.' It was only in Paris I encountered that.
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I want to create a foundation, like a maison, in my home in the Marais. I am going to leave everything there. I am only passing through. I'm not... →
The present fashion system is too hard - there are too many collections. The designers have no time to think! Money is too important. Schedules are... →
You know Sarkozy offered me the Legion d'honneur medal? I refused. People said I refused because I don't like Sarkozy, but that's... →
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.