German fashion designer (1933- )
Fantasy is often better than reality. It's much more inspiring not to go to places than to go.
KARL LAGERFELD
The Guardian, Dec. 12, 2011
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 LAGERFELD
"Karl Lagerfeld's 20 Best Quotes", Glamour Magazine, Feb. 11, 2014
I like newspapers. Maybe the iPad is very modern and everything, and I'm not against it, but I like the physical contact. And the physical contact of metal and glass is not as sensuous as paper.
KARL LAGERFELD
"Media People: Q&A With Karl Lagerfeld", Women's Wear Daily, Sep. 12, 2014
I have one instinct stronger than any other thing in life, and that is the instinct for survival.
KARL LAGERFELD
"In the Now", The New Yorker, Mar. 19, 2007
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.
KARL LAGERFELD
"Karl Lagerfeld, Mr. Multitasker", Business of Fashion, Sep. 22, 2014
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.
KARL LAGERFELD
Vice Magazine, Feb. 28, 2010
The most important piece of furniture in a house is the garbage can.
KARL LAGERFELD
"In the Now", The New Yorker, Mar. 19, 2007
I do my job like I breathe, so if I can't breathe I'm in trouble!
KARL LAGERFELD
"In the Now", The New Yorker, Mar. 19, 2007
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.
KARL LAGERFELD
"In the Now", The New Yorker, Mar. 19, 2007
I am a completely different person when I am working on different collections.
KARL LAGERFELD
"Karl Lagerfeld on Diets, Sobriety, and Becoming a Nicer Person", New York Magazine, Nov. 7, 2013
People are very nice to me, even though I'm known for saying rude things.
KARL LAGERFELD
Huffington Post, May 28, 2013
If I was a woman in Russia I would be a lesbian, as the men are very ugly.
KARL LAGERFELD
"Karl Lagerfeld on Adele, the Greek crisis and M.I.A.'s middle finger", Metro