I like to reinvent myself – it’s part of my job.
KARL LAGERFELDWhat I’ve done, Coco Chanel would never have done. She would have hated it.
More Karl Lagerfeld Quotes
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A respectable appearance is sufficient to make people more interested in your soul
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I’m not an employee who goes to the office every morning at the same time. Then, vacations are needed.
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Chic is a kind of mayonnaise, either it tastes, or it doesn’t.
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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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Luxury is the income tax of vanity. But it is so pleasant.
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I would make myself head of the style police and we would fight fiercely against sloppiness.
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I think everyone should go to bed like they have a date at the door.
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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.
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My hair is not really white; it’s kind of grayish, and I don’t like the color. So I make it totally white with Klorane dry shampoo. That is the best thing to do because my hair is always clean.
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Don’t sacrifice yourself too much, because if you sacrifice too much there’s nothing else you can give and nobody will care for you.
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I was never a feminist because I was never ugly enough for that.
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Don’t wear what you question, wear what you think is right for you.
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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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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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The most important piece in the house is the garbage can.
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It’s great that in life you do something that you want to do because you like doing it and you’re not bored. I’m not bored at all. I’m even interested in lots of things, more so today than before.
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Those social networks, there’s something sad about them. Is it because they don’t have enough knowledge about friends and people? I don’t understand it. It’s like a talkative mirror where people talk to themselves. And what I hate most in life is selfies.
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These are fat mummies sitting with their bags of crisps in front of the television, saying that thin models are ugly. Fashion is about dreams and illusions, and no one wants to see round women.
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You cannot fake chic but you can be chic and fake fur
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I’m not a marketing person. I don’t ask myself questions. I go by instinct.
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If you’re not ready to do a non-stop dialogue with fashion, you should do another job.
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Reinvent new combinations of what you already own. Improvise. Become more creative. Not because you have to, but because you want to. Evolution is the secret for the next step.
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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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Seduction is, first and foremost, an art form. And seduction should not always be treated as a wild celebration. In fact, it’s more of an evocation of what you do. It’s more an evocation of seduction.
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You have to like the present; if not your life becomes secondhand, if you think it was better before. Or that it will be better in the future.
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I sleep seven hours. If I go to bed at two, I wake up at nine. If I go to bed at midnight, I wake up at seven. I don’t wake up before – the house can fall apart, but I sleep for seven hours.
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