I like to reinvent myself – it’s part of my job.
KARL LAGERFELDI’m never content with what I do. I live in a sort of permanent dissatisfaction. I think that’s the secret to doing things well.
More Karl Lagerfeld Quotes
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I’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.
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I was never a feminist because I was never ugly enough for that.
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I don’t know what “normal” means, anyway.
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My only ambition in life . . . is to wear size 28 jeans.
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I hate the word ‘cheap’. People are cheap. Clothing is either expensive or inexpensive.
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Bears are very nice, as long as you are nice to them.
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I love classic beauty. It’s an idea of beauty with no standard.
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I like the idea of craziness with discipline.
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Nothing makes you look older than attempting to look young.
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The most important piece in the house is the garbage can.
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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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People who do a job that claims to be creative have to be alone to recharge their batteries. You can’t live 24 hours a day in the spotlight and remain creative. For people like me, solitude is a victory.
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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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I have no personality, or I have three, depending on how you look at it.
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The French say you get hungry when you’re eating, and I get inspired when I’m working. It’s my engine.
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