LifestyleMy World: Carine RoitfeldThe über stylist and editor shares her style secretsCarine Roitfeld photographed by Hedi SlimaneHannah Nathanson14 September 2012I always start my day with A CLASSICAL BALLET LESSON — it’s good for my body and my spiritI find COLD, DANGEROUS BLUE EYES sexy in a manOne can never have enough LOVE — IT GIVES ME CONFIDENCEThe biggest surprise in my life is that HAVING BEEN SO LAZY AT SCHOOL I became such a hard workerI cannot get through a day without music, from WAGNER’S ‘MELANCHOLIA’ to Serge GainsbourgA gentleman should never accessorise WITH BRIGHT COLOURSMy golden rule is to be chic and elegant with A LAST-MINUTE TWIST, like white shoes with black tights, or gold shoes during the dayBlack and khaki are my favourite colours because BLACK IS NOT A COLOUR and khaki matches my eyesI always wear DIFFERENT LINGERIE sets every day, it gives an extra-feminine touchIn London I always visit the spa at THE CONNAUGHT and the China Tang barGo to CAVIAR KASPIA in Paris for the good lighting and, of course, the herringThe first thing I do in a hotel room is take a bath and order some GREEN TEAThe place everyone must visit before they die is St Petersburg’s Mariinsky Theatre in memory of RUDOLPH NUREYEVA home should always feel PEACEFUL. Mine doesn’t need a lot of décor. The view is better than any paintingThe last thing I do before I shut my eyes is to SEND TEXT MESSAGES TO MY KIDS talking about my dayGive me ALL WHITE FLOWERS with the exception of orchidsI don’t like COLOURED FURNITUREI want to be buried with my parents IN MY BLACK CHIFFON GIVENCHY CAPECR Fashion Book is out now (crfashionbook.com)
