Karl Lagerfeldโs unfortunate death this year caused friends and fans from around the world to reflect on the incredible life he led. As a fashion icon, Lagerfeld had to have some incredibly tough skin and witty confidence if he was going to do well. The designer led a formidable life without shame and tallied up some pretty memorable, downright savage quotes along the way. Here are 20 of the best.
- โWhat is the worst is a fashion designer who talks all the time of his or her creativity, what they are, how they evolve. Just do it and shut up.โ
- โThere is nothing worse than bringing up the โgood old days.โ To me, thatโs the ultimate acknowledgement of failure.โ
- โSummer clothes that are rumpled or relaxed drive me mad. I loathe โrumplednes,โ if I can put it that way. Itโs okay between the ages of 25 and 30, but unfortunately after that itโs dreadful. I hate people in the street who look like theyโve raided their grandchildrenโs wardrobe.โ
- โI get along with everyone except for men my age, who are bourgeois or retired or boring.โ
- โIโm a little shortsighted, and people, when theyโre shortsighted, they remove their glasses and then they look like cute little dogs who want to be adopted.โ
- โI lost 200lb to wear suits by Hedi Slimane.โ
- โKate Middleton has a nice silhouette and she is the right girl for that boy. I like that kind of woman, I like romantic beauties. On the other hand, her sister struggles. I donโt like the sisterโs face. She should only show her back.โ
- โI think tattoos are horrible. Itโs like living in a Pucci dress full-timeโ
- โI hate it when rich people try to be Communists. I think thatโs obscene.โ
- โThere are not too many people with an opinion I care for. Iโm not crazy to discuss fashion with men. I couldnโt care less about their opinion.โ
- โEverything I say is a joke. I am a joke of myself.โ
- โLife 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 โ they are mean and they want to kill you.โ
- โ[Selfies] are this horrible thing where you are distorted. The chin is too big, the head is too small. No, this is electronic masturbation.โ
- โI hate intellectual conversation with intellectuals because I only care about my opinion.โ
- โIf I was a Russian woman I would be a lesbian. Russian men are not good looking.โ
- โWhen you hear designers complaining about the challenge of their profession, you have to say: donโt get carried away โ itโs only dresses.โ
- โSweatpants are a sign of defeat. You lost control of your life so you bought some sweatpants.โ
- โI donโt know Heidi Klum. She was never known in France. Claudia Schiffer also doesnโt know who she is.โ
- โI think Iโm the easiest person to work with as long as things are the way I think they should be.โ
- โTrendy is the last stage before tacky.โ
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