German fashion designer (1933- )
I don't like to act because my life is a pantomime anyway.
KARL LAGERFELD
Vice Magazine, Feb. 28, 2010
I think tattoos are horrible. It's like living in a Pucci dress full-time.
KARL LAGERFELD
"Karl Lagerfeld's 25 Most Infamous Quotes", Marie Claire, Mar. 10, 2014
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'm born with a pencil in my hand. I did lots of sketching. I've only wanted paper and beautiful colors. It was my dream, and it still is my dream. And books. They're all I need, and the rest I can do without.
KARL LAGERFELD
"Karl Lagerfeld on Diets, Sobriety, and Becoming a Nicer Person", New York Magazine, Nov. 7, 2013
I'm very happy that I have an Italian version, a French version, and then I have my own company, but I'm not obsessed by my name. Some people are, "Oh, my name," but I couldn't care less about my name. What I like is the job. The ego trip of that comes later.
KARL LAGERFELD
"Karl Lagerfeld on Diets, Sobriety, and Becoming a Nicer Person", New York Magazine, Nov. 7, 2013
Normal people think I'm insane.
KARL LAGERFELD
"In the Now", The New Yorker, Mar. 19, 2007
Those social networks, there's something sad about them. Is it because they don't have enough knowledge about friends and people? I don't understand it. It's like a talkative mirror where people talk to themselves. And what I hate most in life is selfies.
KARL LAGERFELD
"Media People: Q&A With Karl Lagerfeld", Women's Wear Daily, Sep. 12, 2014
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
I care more about the people than about the company. That's why I don't want to own it. I don't want to run a business. People do it better than I do.
KARL LAGERFELD
"Karl Lagerfeld, Mr. Multitasker", Business of Fashion, Sep. 22, 2014
If you attach no importance to weight problems, if not being able to wear new, trendy small-sized clothes does not cause you any regret, this book is not for you.
KARL LAGERFELD
foreword, The Karl Lagerfeld Diet
There's a price you have to pay for fame, and people who don't want to pay that price can get in trouble. I accepted the idea of celebrity because of a French expression: "You cannot have the butter and the money for the butter."
KARL LAGERFELD
Vice Magazine, Feb. 28, 2010
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
Sweatpants are a sign of defeat. You lost control of your life so you bought some sweatpants.
KARL LAGERFELD
"Karl Lagerfeld's 20 Best Quotes", Glamour Magazine, Feb. 11, 2014
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
I sketch in a way that people can nearly do the dresses without me coming in for a fitting. Every single detail, every proportion, every cut -- everything.
KARL LAGERFELD
"Karl Lagerfeld, Mr. Multitasker", Business of Fashion, Sep. 22, 2014
I think everyone should go to bed like they have a date at the door.
KARL LAGERFELD
"Karl Lagerfeld's 25 Most Infamous Quotes", Marie Claire, Mar. 10, 2014
People who can't be alone have a problem. Loneliness is a luxury for people like me.
KARL LAGERFELD
"In the Now", The New Yorker, Mar. 19, 2007
Truth is only a question of point of view.
KARL LAGERFELD
Vice Magazine, Feb. 28, 2010
You know, I don't ask myself too much how. I just do it.
KARL LAGERFELD
"Karl Lagerfeld, Mr. Multitasker", Business of Fashion, Sep. 22, 2014
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