I don’t do meetings. At Chanel, there are no meetings. At Chanel, we do what we want, whenever we want and it works. And Fendi is the same.
KARL LAGERFELDI’m all self-taught. I never had a teacher. Even for English, and French, and German, I hardly went to school.
More Karl Lagerfeld Quotes
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Sweatpants are a sign of defeat. You lost control of your life so you bought some sweatpants.
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The smell of a freshly printed book is the best smell in the world.
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I’m not a marketing person. I don’t ask myself questions. I go by instinct.
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I do my job like I breathe — so if I can’t breathe I’m in trouble.
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When people want to be liked for what they did, they should stop.
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The elegance is as physical, as moral quality that has nothing common with the clothing. You can see a countrywoman more elegant than one so called elegant woman.
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I hated the company of other children. I wanted to be a grownup person, to be taken seriously. I hated the idea of childhood; I thought it was a moment of endless stupidity.
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Chanel is composed of only a few elements, white camellias, quilted bags and Austrian doorman’s jackets, pearls, chains, shoes with black toes. I use these elements like notes to play with.
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If you stick to something doggedly, you are off to a bad start.
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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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I hate the word ‘cheap’. People are cheap. Clothing is either expensive or inexpensive.
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I don’t like sleeping with people I really love. I don’t want to sleep with them because sex cannot last, but affection can last forever.
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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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I like the discipline of well-cut, impeccable clothes. I think it’s a very healthy discipline.
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Kate Middleton has a nice silhouette and she is the right girl for that boy. I like that kind of woman, I like romantic beauties. On the other hand, her sister struggles. I don’t like the sister’s face. She should only show her back.
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