Karl Lagerfeld
Karl Lagerfeld
Karl Otto Lagerfeldis a German fashion designer, artist, and photographer based in Paris. He is the head designer and creative director of the fashion house Chanel as well as the Italian house Fendi and his own fashion label. Over the decades, he has collaborated on a variety of fashion and art-related projects. He is well recognized around the world for his trademark white hair, black glasses, and high starched collars...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionFashion Designer
Date of Birth10 September 1933
CityHamburg, Germany
CountryGermany
Normal people think I'm insane.
People like me were supposed to be into exclusivity, unapproachable. That's what I hate most. I think it's very demode.
There are so many people in the world who cannot read English or French or whatever.
Pfft, I hate Christmas Day. It's for children and families. Not for people like me.
I think it's very important what young people see in pictures or on TV or in magazines. Drugs, violence, anorexia. All of the things that I absolutely do not reference in my photos.
People want to know everything, and so they put you in the limelight. Sometimes, I am not down to earth, and I think I am flying away from the outer realms of reality.
People who can't be alone have a problem. Loneliness is a luxury for people like me.
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.
There are nearly 30% of young people who are too fat. So let's take care of the zillions of the too fat before we talk about the percentage that's left.
Yes, some people say to me you're too skinny, but never a skinny person says that to me, only people who could lose a few pounds say that.
People in magazines are 50% bimbo and 50% pregnant women.
You cannot be creative with people around you.
In France there are, I think, less than one per cent of people who are too skinny.
There are not too many people with an opinion I care for.