Karl Lagerfeld Quotes
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Sunglasses are like eye shadow: They make everything look younger and pretty
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We live in the world of images, but we also live in the world of the Internet, of zapping and where people move. You can make little videos on your phone. I love very composed images, but the idea of moving pictures with a story, with a plot is quite interesting, too.
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Absurdity and anti—absurdity are the two poles of creative energy.
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Nothing makes you look older than attempting to look young.
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If you want respect for your past, it means that you have a problem with your present and even more with your future.
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Black, like white, is the best color!
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The reason American cars don't sell anymore is that they have forgotten how to design the American Dream. What does it matter if you buy a car today or six months from now, because cars are not beautiful. That's why the American auto industry is in trouble: no design, no desire.
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Forgiveness is too easy. I can forget by indifference, but not forgive. I prefer revenge.
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I had an interview once with some German journalist - some horrible, ugly woman. It was in the early days after the communists - maybe a week after - and she wore a yellow sweater that was kind of see-through. She had huge tits and a huge black bra, and she said to me, "It's impolite; remove your glasses." I said, "Do I ask you to remove your bra?"
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The most important piece in the house is the garbage can.
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You have to be impeccable - I was always told as a child by my mother that you always have to be impeccable, even when you go to bed.
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Normally, I don't recommend me for wedding dresses – they all get a divorce.
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As a child I wanted to be a grown-up. I wanted to know everything - not that I like to talk about it. I hate intellectual conversation with intellectuals because I only care about my opinion.
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I have no idea of the future -- never, ever. That's what I like about fashion. It's paradise now.
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Some models who aren't the most beautiful end up becoming the greatest of all time.
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I hate birthdays, .. It's more like a new starting point in New York. For me, it's an evolution. I don't celebrate the past. I like the present and tomorrow.
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If I could be reincarnated as a fashion accessory, it would be a shopping bag.
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Life is not a beauty contest, some [ugly people] are great. What I hate is nasty, ugly people... the worst is ugly, short men. Women can be short, but for men it is impossible. It is something that they will not forgive in life... they are mean and they want to kill you.
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I have no scene, I go everywhere, I adapt.
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People want to know everything, and so they put you in the limelight. Sometimes, I am not down to earth, and I think I am flying away from the outer realms of reality.
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Clear thinking at the wrong moment can stifle creativity.
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I don't like to act because my life is a pantomime anyway.
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I see things in the middle of the night. I draw them on paper and I don't even think about it. I'm like a machine in a way - just made of some electronic stuff. Vaguely digital.
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I lost 200lb to wear suits by Hedi Slimane