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.
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.
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I like the discipline of well-cut, impeccable clothes. I think it’s a very healthy discipline.
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Seduction is, first and foremost, an art form. And seduction should not always be treated as a wild celebration. In fact, it’s more of an evocation of what you do. It’s more an evocation of seduction.
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I think it’s horrible that people have to be told. Don’t smoke! Everybody knows it’s bad for the health. But they have to forbid it.
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Sunglasses are like eye shadow: They make everything look younger and pretty
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When people want to be liked for what they did, they should stop.
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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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As a child I wanted to be a grown-up. I wanted to know everything – not that I like to talk about it. I hate intellectual conversation with intellectuals because I only care about my opinion.
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You cannot fake chic but you can be chic and fake fur
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I love classic beauty. It’s an idea of beauty with no standard.
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I’m open to everything. When you start to criticize the times you live in, your time is over.
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I hate the word ‘cheap’. People are cheap. Clothing is either expensive or inexpensive.
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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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I do my job like I breathe — so if I can’t breathe I’m in trouble.
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When I was a child, I never played with other children. I hated them.
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The thing at the moment is Adele. She is a little too fat, but she has a beautiful face and a divine voice.
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