The clothes don’t have to suit you; you have to suit the clothes.
KARL LAGERFELDThe clothes don’t have to suit you; you have to suit the clothes.
KARL LAGERFELDThe thing at the moment is Adele. She is a little too fat, but she has a beautiful face and a divine voice.
KARL LAGERFELDStuff your brain with knowledge.
KARL LAGERFELDFor every book you buy, you should buy the time to read it.
KARL LAGERFELDI am a black diamond, unfaceted. Black diamonds are rare, hard to cut, and therefore uncommercial.
KARL LAGERFELDI would make myself head of the style police and we would fight fiercely against sloppiness.
KARL LAGERFELDMy hair is not really white; it’s kind of grayish, and I don’t like the color. So I make it totally white with Klorane dry shampoo. That is the best thing to do because my hair is always clean.
KARL LAGERFELDThink pink, but don’t wear it.
KARL LAGERFELDGuilty feelings about clothes are totally unnecessary. A lot of people earn their living by making clothes, so you should never feel bad.
KARL LAGERFELDI’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.
KARL LAGERFELDNo one wants to see curvy women.
KARL LAGERFELDLife should be larger than life. Size is important to escape normalization.
KARL LAGERFELDThe elegance is as physical, as moral quality that has nothing common with the clothing. You can see a countrywoman more elegant than one so called elegant woman.
KARL LAGERFELDI design like I breathe. You don’t ask to breathe. It just happens
KARL LAGERFELDI 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.
KARL LAGERFELDTo reinvent a newly impeccable you in the most modern of outfits, don’t skip on makeup and be sure to have flawless skin and hair. That will have more impact than expensive clothes.
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