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Inspirational Quotes by Karl Lagerfeld

53 Inspirational quotes by Karl Lagerfeld

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Karl Lagerfeld sees himself as a rare black diamond, hard to cut and unapologetically unique. He treats fashion like breathing, letting it happen without thinking. He also follows quirky rules, like buying only when something excites him and avoiding flip‑flops. He also reminds us that those who seem high in others' esteem are often the lowest inside.

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Black, like white, is the best color!

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Fur is not murder, but it is quite expensive.

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I live my memoirs, I don’t have to write them down.

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The best way to know people is to work with them.

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The iPod is genius. I have 300.

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Keep the best, forget the rest.

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It's not the days that are old, it's you that's old.

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The motivation is doing for doing, not [for] having done,

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When I was a child, I never played with other children. I hated them.

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I don't like the sister's face. She should only show her back.

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Today couture has to be expensive, but it shouldn’t look expensive.

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What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment thats gone forever, impossible to reproduce.

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I don't know Heidi Klum. She was never known in France. Claudia Schiffer also doesn't know who she is.

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I only go to places if I have a professional reason. I'm not a tourist.

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When people want to be liked for what they did, they should stop.

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I was never a feminist because I was never ugly enough for that.

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Only the minute and the future are interesting in fashion -- it exists to be destroyed. If everybody did everything with respect,…

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It’s great that in life you do something that you want to do because you like doing it and you’re not bored.…

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If I read too much or know too much it's not because I want to talk about it, it's only because it's…

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I don’t do meetings. At Chanel, there are no meetings. At Chanel, we do what we want, whenever we want and it…

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Its all about taste.If you are cheap, nothing helps

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I have no scene, I go everywhere, I adapt

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I lost 200lb to wear suits by Hedi Slimane

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I only wear the latest thing. It's my job.

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Think pink, but don't wear it.

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Beauty is also submitted to the taste of time...

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I am a sort of vampire, taking the blood of other people.

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The advantage of Fashion is that there is no racism

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I like everything to be washable, myself included.

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Beauty with character ages better than perfection

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I am not a fashion victim. Fashion is my victim.

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For every book you buy, you should buy the time to read it.

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I only know how to play one role: me.

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I like the present and tomorrow

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You were never told that Saint-Tropez is paradise?

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Elegance has nothing to do with fashion.

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I am physically allergic to flip-flops

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I have no idea of the future -- never, ever. That's what I like about fashion. It's paradise now.

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The clothes don’t have to suit you; you have to suit the clothes.

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With expensive fashion, the inside should be as perfect as the outside.

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I'm totally myself.

In a meat-eating world, wearing leather for shoes and clothes and even handbags, the discussion of fur is childish.

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.

I’m not crazy to discuss fashion with men. I couldn’t care less about their opinion.

I am a black diamond, unfaceted. Black diamonds are rare, hard to cut, and therefore uncommercial.

I don't like the sister's face. She should only show her back.

I design like I breathe. You don't ask to breathe. It just happens

If I were a woman, I would love to have lots of kids. But for men, I don't believe in it.

I think for my bones and my size, I better stay with my 60 kilo.

I am not a fashion victim. Fashion is my victim.

Buy only because something excites you, not just for the simple act of shopping.

What I like about music is the songs you can remember the lines of in a single second.

People want to know everything, and so they put you in the limelight. Sometimes, I am not down to earth, and I think I…

I lost 200lb to wear suits by Hedi Slimane

I wanted to become an illustrator as a child.