A sense of humour and a little lack of respect: That’s what you need to make a legend survive.
KARL LAGERFELDThe most important piece in the house is the garbage can.
More Karl Lagerfeld Quotes
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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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It’s up to you to make everyday as perfect as possible. It’s a question of will and discipline.
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I think that it’s a crime to say you are bored when time is so precious and there are so many things to do in life: read, learn, watch.
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The reason American cars don’t sell anymore is that they have forgotten how to design the American Dream. What does it matter if you buy a car today or six months from now, because cars are not beautiful. That’s why the American auto industry is in trouble: no design, no desire.
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I have no personality, or I have three, depending on how you look at it.
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Seduction is, first and foremost, an art form. And seduction should not always be treated as a wild celebration. In fact, it’s more of an evocation of what you do. It’s more an evocation of seduction.
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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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Youthfulness is about how you live not when you were born.
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I don’t want to look sloppy, because then I feel sloppy
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I’m a working-class person, working with class.
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Never use the word “cheap”. Today everybody can look chic in inexpensive clothes (the rich buy them too). There is good clothing design on every level today. You can be the chicest thing in the world in a T-shirt and jeans – it’s up to you.
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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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If you stick to something doggedly, you are off to a bad start.
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For every book you buy, you should buy the time to read it.
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I am physically allergic to flip-flops
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