Fashion designers are dictators of taste.
KARL LAGERFELDI’m all self-taught. I never had a teacher. Even for English, and French, and German, I hardly went to school.
More Karl Lagerfeld Quotes
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Sometimes 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.
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I hated the company of other children. I wanted to be a grownup person, to be taken seriously. I hated the idea of childhood; I thought it was a moment of endless stupidity.
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Life 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.
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The smell of a freshly printed book is the best smell in the world.
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With expensive fashion, the inside should be as perfect as the outside.
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The most important piece in the house is the garbage can.
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I hate amateurs. I hate unprofessional people. There are enough people who can do jobs decently that there’s no reason that people who cannot do them decently [should] pretend to be great at it.
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People who say that yesterday was better than today are ultimately devaluing their own existence.
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You cannot fake chic but you can be chic and fake fur
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The purpose of life is life.
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I’m never content with what I do. I live in a sort of permanent dissatisfaction. I think that’s the secret to doing things well.
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What I love best in life is new starts.
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Luxury is the income tax of vanity. But it is so pleasant.
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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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If you stick to something doggedly, you are off to a bad start.
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