I hated the company of other children. I wanted to be a grownup person, to be taken seriously. I hated the idea of childhood; I thought it was a moment of endless stupidity.
KARL LAGERFELDThose social networks, there’s something sad about them. Is it because they don’t have enough knowledge about friends and people? I don’t understand it. It’s like a talkative mirror where people talk to themselves. And what I hate most in life is selfies.
More Karl Lagerfeld Quotes
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Trendy is the last stage before tacky.
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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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What I’ve done, Coco Chanel would never have done. She would have hated it.
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I only know how to play one role: me.
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I hate the word ‘cheap’. People are cheap. Clothing is either expensive or inexpensive.
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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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The thing at the moment is Adele. She is a little too fat, but she has a beautiful face and a divine voice.
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I think tattoos are horrible. It’s like living in a Pucci dress full-time.
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Personality begins where comparison ends.
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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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One is never over-dressed or underdressed with a Little Black Dress.
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I think it’s horrible that people have to be told. Don’t smoke! Everybody knows it’s bad for the health. But they have to forbid it.
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Chic is a kind of mayonnaise, either it tastes, or it doesn’t.
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If you want respect for your past, it means that you have a problem with your present and even more with your future.
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I 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.
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