I don’t do meetings. At Chanel, there are no meetings. At Chanel, we do what we want, whenever we want and it works. And Fendi is the same.
KARL LAGERFELDI don’t do meetings. At Chanel, there are no meetings. At Chanel, we do what we want, whenever we want and it works. And Fendi is the same.
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 LAGERFELDBe politically correct, but please don’t bother other people with conversation about being politically correct, because that’s the end of everything. You want to create boredom? Be politically correct in your conversation.
KARL LAGERFELDChanel 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.
KARL LAGERFELDNothing makes you look older than attempting to look young.
KARL LAGERFELDSometimes it’s easy to have ideas, but somebody has to find a way to do it. Often those responsible for finding a way don’t have the idea.
KARL LAGERFELDIf you want respect for your past, it means that you have a problem with your present and even more with your future.
KARL LAGERFELDForgiveness is too easy. I can forget by indifference, but not forgive. I prefer revenge.
KARL LAGERFELDYou cannot fake chic but you can be chic and fake fur
KARL LAGERFELDI like everything to be washable, myself included.
KARL LAGERFELDI’m born with a pencil in my hand. I did lots of sketching.
KARL LAGERFELDA sense of humour and a little lack of respect: That’s what you need to make a legend survive.
KARL LAGERFELDThe clothes don’t have to suit you; you have to suit the clothes.
KARL LAGERFELDI get along with everyone except for men my age, who are bourgeois or retired or boring.
KARL LAGERFELDMy job is to bring out in people what they wouldn’t dare do themselves.
KARL LAGERFELDFashion is a language that creates itself in clothes to interpret reality.
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