I don’t like standard beauty – there is no beauty without strangeness.
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.
More Karl Lagerfeld Quotes
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For every book you buy, you should buy the time to read it.
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Black-and-whit e always looks modern, whatever that word means.
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The secret to modeling is not being perfect. What one needs is a face that people can identify in a second. You have to be given what’s needed by nature, and what’s needed is to bring something new.
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I am not a fashion victim. Fashion is my victim.
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Don’t look to the approval of others for your mental stability
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I do my job like I breathe — so if I can’t breathe I’m in trouble.
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The clothes don’t have to suit you; you have to suit the clothes.
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Kate 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.
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Don’t wear what you question, wear what you think is right for you.
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I think everyone should go to bed like they have a date at the door.
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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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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 people talk about the good old days, I say to people, ‘It’s not the days that are old, it’s you that’s old.’ I hate the good old days. What is important is that today is good.
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No one wants to see curvy women.
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Clear thinking at the wrong moment can stifle creativity.
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I am a black diamond, unfaceted. Black diamonds are rare, hard to cut, and therefore uncommercial.
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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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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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When I was a child, I never played with other children. I hated them.
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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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The 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.
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I like the idea of craziness with discipline.
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The most important piece in the house is the garbage can.
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A respectable appearance is sufficient to make people more interested in your soul
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You cannot fake chic but you can be chic and fake fur
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What I love best in life is new starts.
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