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.
KARL LAGERFELDI 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.
KARL LAGERFELDI 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 LAGERFELDA sense of humour and a little lack of respect: That’s what you need to make a legend survive.
KARL LAGERFELDYouthfulness is about how you live not when you were born.
KARL LAGERFELDI’m not a marketing person. I don’t ask myself questions. I go by instinct.
KARL LAGERFELDThese 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.
KARL LAGERFELDThe 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.
KARL LAGERFELDBlack-and-whit e always looks modern, whatever that word means.
KARL LAGERFELDWith expensive fashion, the inside should be as perfect as the outside.
KARL LAGERFELDI’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.
KARL LAGERFELDDon’t wear what you question, wear what you think is right for you.
KARL LAGERFELDI love classic beauty. It’s an idea of beauty with no standard.
KARL LAGERFELDDon’t sacrifice yourself too much, because if you sacrifice too much there’s nothing else you can give and nobody will care for you.
KARL LAGERFELDI do my job like I breathe — so if I can’t breathe I’m in trouble.
KARL LAGERFELDI have no personality, or I have three, depending on how you look at it.
KARL LAGERFELDIf you’re not ready to do a non-stop dialogue with fashion, you should do another job.
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