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
I am not a second option person. It is that or nothing. If it is not the way I see it I prefer not to see it.
The way I talk is bizarre.
The best way to know people is to work with them.
I buy my shoes a size too small. I like the way it feels.
Sometimes it's easy to have ideas, but somebody has to find a way to do it. Often those responsible for finding a way don't have the idea.
I am like a TV antenna. I catch everything that is in the air, and then I do it my way.
I want everyone to wear what they want and mix it in their own way. That, to me, is what is modern.
Change is the healthiest way to survive.
It's very soft, and it's all a little shiny,
The inside is all very refined with tons of details that make it very expensive.
Everything is about cut. But worse than couture cuts. The dresses from far away, you think that it is a little T-shirt. And then you get near to it, you are scared by the craftsmanship put into that dress.
Every coat is different and in every kind of material,
My family is from there. I thought it was my moment in time to show a little of what this part of Europe is all about -- the poetry, the inspiration, the art and the spirit and the feeling of that area.
Maybe there's a little '70s touch, ... One has to find something,