I hate amateurs. I hate unprofessional people. There are enough people who can do jobs decently that there’s no reason that people who cannot do them decently [should] pretend to be great at it.
KARL LAGERFELDI like the discipline of well-cut, impeccable clothes. I think it’s a very healthy discipline.
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The French say you get hungry when you’re eating, and I get inspired when I’m working. It’s my engine.
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If you stick to something doggedly, you are off to a bad start.
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Sometimes it’s easy to have ideas, but somebody has to find a way to do it. Often those responsible for finding a way don’t have the idea.
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Nothing makes you look older than attempting to look young.
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You cannot fake chic but you can be chic and fake fur
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My only ambition in life . . . is to wear size 28 jeans.
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Vanity is the healthiest thing in life.
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The clothes don’t have to suit you; you have to suit the clothes.
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When I was 14, I wanted to smoke because my mother smoked like mad. I wanted to smoke to look grown-up. But my mother said: ‘You shouldn’t smoke. Your hands are not that beautiful and that shows when you smoke.
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Forgiveness is too easy. I can forget by indifference, but not forgive. I prefer revenge.
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When people want to be liked for what they did, they should stop.
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I don’t like standard beauty – there is no beauty without strangeness.
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The thing at the moment is Adele. She is a little too fat, but she has a beautiful face and a divine voice.
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Normal people think I’m insane.
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People who do a job that claims to be creative have to be alone to recharge their batteries. You can’t live 24 hours a day in the spotlight and remain creative. For people like me, solitude is a victory.
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