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.
KARL LAGERFELDDuring the golden age of movie stars, there were plenty of actresses who were deemed unattractive at the start of their careers, but struggled and finally appeared more beautiful and more iconic. Sometimes that idea of being truly iconic has something to do with not necessarily being beautiful and thus trying harder.
More Karl Lagerfeld Quotes
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I am physically allergic to flip-flops
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I like the idea of craziness with discipline.
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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 don’t know what “normal” means, anyway.
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For every book you buy, you should buy the time to read it.
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Guilty feelings about clothes are totally unnecessary. A lot of people earn their living by making clothes, so you should never feel bad.
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What i like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.
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Clear thinking at the wrong moment can stifle creativity.
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The smell of a freshly printed book is the best smell in the world.
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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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I would make myself head of the style police and we would fight fiercely against sloppiness.
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My only ambition in life . . . is to wear size 28 jeans.
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Forgiveness is too easy. I can forget by indifference, but not forgive. I prefer revenge.
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Books are a hard-bound drug with no danger of an overdose. I am the happy victim of books.
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When you hear designers complaining about the challenge of their profession, you have to say: don’t get carried away-it’s only dresses.
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