The smell of a freshly printed book is the best smell in the world.
KARL LAGERFELDThe smell of a freshly printed book is the best smell in the world.
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.
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 LAGERFELDWith expensive fashion, the inside should be as perfect as the outside.
KARL LAGERFELDThe most important piece in the house is the garbage can.
KARL LAGERFELDThe 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.
KARL LAGERFELDI get along with everyone except for men my age, who are bourgeois or retired or boring.
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 LAGERFELDBuy only because something excites you, not just for the simple act of shopping.
KARL LAGERFELDThe best thing to do is dive with your imagination ~ you can never drown yourself.
KARL LAGERFELDThe 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.
KARL LAGERFELDIf someone gives me a to-do list, I say ‘thank you, this is nice.’ One needs things to throw in the wastebasket.
KARL LAGERFELDBears are very nice, as long as you are nice to them.
KARL LAGERFELDYou come first, the clothes later. Reinvent new combinations of what you already own. Be creative.
KARL LAGERFELDSuccess nullifies. You then have to do it again, preferably differently.
KARL LAGERFELDI hate birthdays, .. It’s more like a new starting point in New York. For me, it’s an evolution. I don’t celebrate the past. I like the present and tomorrow.
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