Clear thinking at the wrong moment can stifle creativity.
KARL LAGERFELDTrendy is the last stage before tacky.
More Karl Lagerfeld Quotes
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I’m born with a pencil in my hand. I did lots of sketching.
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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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Logos and branding are so important. In a big part of the world, people cannot read French or English–but are great in remembering signs.
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I think tattoos are horrible. It’s like living in a Pucci dress full-time.
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Vanity is the healthiest thing in life.
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I don’t want to look sloppy, because then I feel sloppy
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I don’t know what “normal” means, anyway.
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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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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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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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These are fat mummies sitting with their bags of crisps in front of the television, saying that thin models are ugly. Fashion is about dreams and illusions, and no one wants to see round women.
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No one wants to see curvy women.
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There’s something boring about people who have to go to an office for a living…
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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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A respectable appearance is sufficient to make people more interested in your soul
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I was never a feminist because I was never ugly enough for that.
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Buy only because something excites you, not just for the simple act of shopping.
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Sunglasses are like eye shadow: They make everything look younger and pretty
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When I was a child I asked my mother what homosexuality was about and she said – and this was 100 years ago in Germany and she was very open-minded – ‘It’s like hair color. It’s nothing. Some people are blond and some people have dark hair. It’s not a subject.’ This was a very healthy attitude.
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Sweatpants are a sign of defeat. You lost control of your life so you bought some sweatpants.
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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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You come first, the clothes later. Reinvent new combinations of what you already own. Be creative.
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I sleep seven hours. If I go to bed at two, I wake up at nine. If I go to bed at midnight, I wake up at seven. I don’t wake up before – the house can fall apart, but I sleep for seven hours.
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Don’t look to the approval of others for your mental stability
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I love classic beauty. It’s an idea of beauty with no standard.
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To 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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