I hate leisure, except reading. I'm really a person made to work, if sketching is considered work. Karl Lagerfeld More Quotes by Karl Lagerfeld More Quotes From Karl Lagerfeld Of course there are some evening dresses that you cannot wear in daylight because it would be ridiculous, but there is a kind of dressy touch for daywear, too, ... And everything, it's easy. There's no barrier between dressy, day and sports. It's feminine 24 hours a day. Karl Lagerfeld eveningdressessports In France there are, I think, less than one per cent of people who are too skinny. Karl Lagerfeld francepeoplethinking T-shirts for ten dollars are even more fashion today than expensive fashion. Karl Lagerfeld dollarsfashiontoday Things have to be beautifully made, even if they are full of fun, fantasy and futility Karl Lagerfeld fantasymadefun I am like a caricature of myself, and I like that. It is like a mask. And for me the Carnival of Venice lasts all year long. Karl Lagerfeld venicelongyears Beauty—or the desire to be beautiful—is in itself a dangerous motivation. Someone (I forgot who) once said, ‘Does the person who loves someone for their beauty really love them?’ So don’t focus on beauty ... a respectable appearance is sufficient to make people more interested in your soul. It is the sum of our experiences that makes us interesting, and having been through a time in your life in which you were in a bad place (or what you perceived as a bad place) physically, can be useful. It can even be necessary. Karl Lagerfeld motivationbeautifulinteresting At my age, I don’t need to be a sexy bundle of muscles, thank you very much. Karl Lagerfeld sexyageneeds I love dogs, but dogs, you have to be in the country with dogs. I cannot walk a dog on the street. Karl Lagerfeld walksdogcountry I can tell you all kinds of moral tales, but fashion and reality are vaguely different. Karl Lagerfeld fashiondifferentreality Why should I stop working? If I do, I'll die and it'll all be finished. Karl Lagerfeld finisheddiesshould When I was very young, at the beginning my business was to work more than the others to show them their pointlessness. Karl Lagerfeld pointlessnessshowsyoung I like chocolate. I don’t eat it, but I like the smell of it. People can drink with their eyes; I can eat with my nose. I would love to have a perfume based on chocolate. Karl Lagerfeld smelleyepeople Who buys French cars? Not me. Karl Lagerfeld car I’m trying to think of the last time I had onions. Karl Lagerfeld onionstryingthinking No, I have someone who comes to the house and washes it, puts in the dry shampoo, and takes care if it because I have no time. Karl Lagerfeld drycarehouse I’m like a rock singer with one-night stands on the road. I’m here for two days in New York; I leave in the morning early. I come back for Anna Wintour’s party at the Met, then again at the end of May for a prize I get from the Gordon Parks Foundation. Karl Lagerfeld partynew-yorkmorning 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. Karl Lagerfeld careyoungpeople When I was four, I asked my mother for a valet for my birthday. Karl Lagerfeld my-birthdayfourmother If I were a woman, I would love to have lots of kids. But for men, I don’t believe in it. Karl Lagerfeld menbelievekids Forgiveness isn’t something I’m preoccupied with — turning the other cheek isn’t my trip. Karl Lagerfeld cheeksturn-the-other-cheek
