I like the discipline of well-cut, impeccable clothes. I think it’s a very healthy discipline.
KARL LAGERFELDTo 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.
More Karl Lagerfeld Quotes
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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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I don’t want to look sloppy, because then I feel sloppy
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Sunglasses are like eye shadow: They make everything look younger and pretty
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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 do my job like I breathe — so if I can’t breathe I’m in trouble.
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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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I’m not a marketing person. I don’t ask myself questions. I go by instinct.
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What I love best in life is new starts.
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During 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.
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Chanel is composed of only a few elements, white camellias, quilted bags and Austrian doorman’s jackets, pearls, chains, shoes with black toes. I use these elements like notes to play with.
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I am physically allergic to flip-flops
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What is the worst is a fashion designer who talks all the time of his or her creativity, what they are, how they evolved. Just do it and shut up.
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The smell of a freshly printed book is the best smell in the world.
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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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In a meat-eating world, wearing leather for shoes and clothes and even handbags, the discussion of fur is childish.
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