German fashion designer (1933- )
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
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'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 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 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
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 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
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 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 very boring, but it has allowed me to survive better than other people. If you don't drink, you don't smoke, and you don't do drugs, and you're not missing it and never even wanted it, and you sleep for seven hours. I tell you, life is quite pleasant.
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