azzedine alaïa on why he rejects certain customers and watches natgeo (via fashionista)
q: are you interested in success?
a: everyone is! even a sweeper is interested if you say he sweeps well. it shouldn't go to your head though, because it's not for ever. i am not pretentious in such things. you know, from the beginning i could have been the best paid stylist. i have been offered the highest paid contracts in the world. i refused them all. it's not my thing. i don't want to cheat people. and there are certain people i am allergic to. i even intervene when i don't like a customer; i rush in and check all the names. if i don't like them, i don't take them.
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q: how many hours a day do you work?
a: i begin at 9am and i go to bed around 2am, sometimes around 3am. i sleep little. if i'm not working or entertaining, i love to watch the national geographic channel. it takes my mind off business.
q: are you interested in success?
a: everyone is! even a sweeper is interested if you say he sweeps well. it shouldn't go to your head though, because it's not for ever. i am not pretentious in such things. you know, from the beginning i could have been the best paid stylist. i have been offered the highest paid contracts in the world. i refused them all. it's not my thing. i don't want to cheat people. and there are certain people i am allergic to. i even intervene when i don't like a customer; i rush in and check all the names. if i don't like them, i don't take them.
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q: how many hours a day do you work?
a: i begin at 9am and i go to bed around 2am, sometimes around 3am. i sleep little. if i'm not working or entertaining, i love to watch the national geographic channel. it takes my mind off business.
