When you hear designers complaining about the challenge of their profession, you have to say: don’t get carried away-it’s only dresses.
KARL LAGERFELDI like the idea of craziness with discipline.
More Karl Lagerfeld Quotes
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Nothing scares me more than people with some doll collection.
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A respectable appearance is sufficient to make people more interested in your soul
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No one wants to see curvy women.
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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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When I was a child I asked my mother what homosexuality was about and she said – and this was 100 years ago in Germany and she was very open-minded – ‘It’s like hair color. It’s nothing. Some people are blond and some people have dark hair. It’s not a subject.’ This was a very healthy attitude.
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I like the idea of craziness with discipline.
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I never fall in love.
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I’m not a social person. Not that I’m not at ease. I’m pretty good, but it bores me. Not the people, but the whole thing. What for? It’s not very productive. I only want to do what I have to do: fashion, photography, books. And that’s all.
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Buy only because something excites you, not just for the simple act of shopping.
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When people want to be liked for what they did, they should stop.
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Vanity is the healthiest thing in life.
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People who say that yesterday was better than today are ultimately devaluing their own existence.
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Trendy is the last stage before tacky.
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What I hate is nasty, ugly people.
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Fashion and music are the same, because music express its period too.
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Clear thinking at the wrong moment can stifle creativity.
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Keep the best, forget the rest.
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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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Logos and branding are so important. In a big part of the world, people cannot read French or English–but are great in remembering signs.
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The flat shoe makes the woman equal of men. When they have high [shoes], they play a part like a geisha, and they can’t be expected to be taken that seriously.
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One is never over-dressed or underdressed with a Little Black Dress.
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Normal people think I’m insane.
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Think pink, but don’t wear it.
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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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The smell of a freshly printed book is the best smell in the world.
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Forgiveness is too easy. I can forget by indifference, but not forgive. I prefer revenge.
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