I would make myself head of the style police and we would fight fiercely against sloppiness.
KARL LAGERFELDBlack-and-whit e always looks modern, whatever that word means.
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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I love classic beauty. It’s an idea of beauty with no standard.
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Nothing makes you look older than attempting to look young.
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I was never a feminist because I was never ugly enough for that.
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Never use the word “cheap”. Today everybody can look chic in inexpensive clothes (the rich buy them too). There is good clothing design on every level today. You can be the chicest thing in the world in a T-shirt and jeans – it’s up to you.
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There’s something boring about people who have to go to an office for a living…
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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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The purpose of life is life.
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I only know how to play one role: me.
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A respectable appearance is sufficient to make people more interested in your soul
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Fashion and music are the same, because music express its period too.
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A sense of humour and a little lack of respect: That’s what you need to make a legend survive.
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I’m a working-class person, working with class.
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What I love best in life is new starts.
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My only ambition in life . . . is to wear size 28 jeans.
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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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Life should be larger than life. Size is important to escape normalization.
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The most important piece in the house is the garbage can.
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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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Trendy is the last stage before tacky.
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I don’t care if people I admire criticize me because their opinion is valuable to me.
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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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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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When people talk about the good old days, I say to people, ‘It’s not the days that are old, it’s you that’s old.’ I hate the good old days. What is important is that today is good.
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With expensive fashion, the inside should be as perfect as the outside.
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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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