“ Never use the word “cheap”. Today everybody can look chic in inexpensive clothes (the rich buy them too). There is good clothing design on every level today. You can be the chicest thing in the world… Karl Lagerfeld
“ The French say you get hungry when you’re eating, and I get inspired when I’m working. It’s my engine Karl Lagerfeld
“ Chanel is an institution, and you have to treat an institution like a whore – and then you get something out of her Karl Lagerfeld
“ Forgiveness isn’t something I’m preoccupied with — turning the other cheek isn’t my trip. Karl Lagerfeld
“ I had an interview once with some German journalist—some horrible, ugly woman. It was in the early days after the communists—maybe a week after—and she wore a yellow sweater that was kind of see-throu… Karl Lagerfeld
“ The secret to modeling is not being perfect. What one needs is a face that people can identify in a second. You have to be given what’s needed by nature, and what’s needed is to bring something new. Karl Lagerfeld
“ People who do a job that claims to be creative have to be alone to recharge their batteries. You can’t live 24 hours a day in the spotlight and remain creative. For people like me, solitude is a victo… Karl Lagerfeld
“ We need houses as we need clothes, architecture stimulates fashion. It’s like hunger and thirst — you need them both. Karl Lagerfeld
“ 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. Karl Lagerfeld
