I am a black diamond, unfaceted. Black diamonds are rare, hard to cut, and therefore uncommercial.
KARL LAGERFELDWhen people want to be liked for what they did, they should stop.
More Karl Lagerfeld Quotes
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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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I think tattoos are horrible. It’s like living in a Pucci dress full-time.
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I’m born with a pencil in my hand. I did lots of sketching.
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Work is making a living out of being bored.
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If someone gives me a to-do list, I say ‘thank you, this is nice.’ One needs things to throw in the wastebasket.
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If you stick to something doggedly, you are off to a bad start.
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In a meat-eating world, wearing leather for shoes and clothes and even handbags, the discussion of fur is childish.
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Like poetry, fashion does not state anything. It merely suggests.
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With expensive fashion, the inside should be as perfect as the outside.
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When I was a child, I never played with other children. I hated them.
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Don’t wear what you question, wear what you think is right for you.
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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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If I was a woman in Russia, I would be a lesbian, as the men are very ugly. There are a few handsome ones, like Naomi Campbell’s boyfriend, but there you see the most beautiful women and the most horrible men.
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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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Success nullifies. You then have to do it again, preferably differently.
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I only go to places if I have a professional reason. I’m not a tourist.
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The most important piece in the house is the garbage can.
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To reinvent a newly impeccable you in the most modern of outfits, don’t skip on makeup and be sure to have flawless skin and hair. That will have more impact than expensive clothes.
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I design like I breathe. You don’t ask to breathe. It just happens
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It’s up to you to make everyday as perfect as possible. It’s a question of will and discipline.
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You cannot fake chic but you can be chic and fake fur
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If you want respect for your past, it means that you have a problem with your present and even more with your future.
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I’m not a marketing person. I don’t ask myself questions. I go by instinct.
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The secret to modeling is not being perfect. What one needs is a face that people can identify in a second. You have to be given what’s needed by nature, and what’s needed is to bring something new.
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Buy what you don’t have yet, or what you really want, which can be mixed with what you already own. Buy only because something excites you, not just for the simple act of shopping.
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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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