Books are a hard-bound drug with no danger of an overdose. I am the happy victim of books.
KARL LAGERFELDThe flat shoe makes the woman equal of men. When they have high [shoes], they play a part like a geisha, and they can’t be expected to be taken that seriously.
More Karl Lagerfeld Quotes
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Reinvent new combinations of what you already own. Improvise. Become more creative. Not because you have to, but because you want to. Evolution is the secret for the next step.
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When I was 14, I wanted to smoke because my mother smoked like mad. I wanted to smoke to look grown-up. But my mother said: ‘You shouldn’t smoke. Your hands are not that beautiful and that shows when you smoke.
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Dieting is the only game where you win when you lose!
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The most important piece in the house is the garbage can.
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Success nullifies. You then have to do it again, preferably differently.
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Keep the best, forget the rest.
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I have no personality, or I have three, depending on how you look at it.
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I’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.
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Life 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.
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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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My only ambition in life . . . is to wear size 28 jeans.
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Its all about taste.If you are cheap, nothing helps
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Don’t sacrifice yourself too much, because if you sacrifice too much there’s nothing else you can give and nobody will care for you.
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If you’re not ready to do a non-stop dialogue with fashion, you should do another job.
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Think pink, but don’t wear it.
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