As a child I wanted to be a grown-up. I wanted to know everything – not that I like to talk about it. I hate intellectual conversation with intellectuals because I only care about my opinion.
KARL LAGERFELDAs a child I wanted to be a grown-up. I wanted to know everything – not that I like to talk about it. I hate intellectual conversation with intellectuals because I only care about my opinion.
KARL LAGERFELDBuy only because something excites you, not just for the simple act of shopping.
KARL LAGERFELDI hate amateurs. I hate unprofessional people. There are enough people who can do jobs decently that there’s no reason that people who cannot do them decently [should] pretend to be great at it.
KARL LAGERFELDWork is making a living out of being bored.
KARL LAGERFELDFor every book you buy, you should buy the time to read it.
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 LAGERFELDLife is not a beauty contest, some [ugly people] are great. What I hate is nasty, ugly people… the worst is ugly, short men. Women can be short, but for men it is impossible. It is something that they will not forgive in life… they are mean and they want to kill you.
KARL LAGERFELDDon’t wear what you question, wear what you think is right for you.
KARL LAGERFELDSometimes 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 LAGERFELDI’m very much down to earth, just not this earth.
KARL LAGERFELDThe clothes don’t have to suit you; you have to suit the clothes.
KARL LAGERFELDWhat i like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.
KARL LAGERFELDKate 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.
KARL LAGERFELDI love classic beauty. It’s an idea of beauty with no standard.
KARL LAGERFELDI get along with everyone except for men my age, who are bourgeois or retired or boring.
KARL LAGERFELDI’m born with a pencil in my hand. I did lots of sketching.
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