I have one instinct stronger than any other thing in life, and that is the instinct for survival. Karl Lagerfeld More Quotes by Karl Lagerfeld More Quotes From Karl Lagerfeld What I've done, Coco Chanel would never have done. She would have hated it. Karl Lagerfeld hatedfashiondone The advantage of Fashion is that there is no racism Karl Lagerfeld advantagefashionracism Oh yes, I love to do shoes. I'm not a fetishist but I love to do shoes. Karl Lagerfeld shoeshigh-heels Elegance has nothing to do with fashion. Karl Lagerfeld elegancefashion Buy only because something excites you, not just for the simple act of shopping. Karl Lagerfeld shoppingsimple I'm not a marketing person. I don't ask myself questions. I go by instinct. Karl Lagerfeld instinctmarketinginspirational I like the discipline of well-cut, impeccable clothes. I think it's a very healthy discipline. Karl Lagerfeld clothescuttingthinking I am never satisfied with myself and that is what keeps me going - I have no post-satisfaction. Karl Lagerfeld postssatisfiedsatisfaction Doing collections, doing fashion is like a non-stop dialogue. Karl Lagerfeld collectionsdialoguefashion I do my job like I breathe — so if I can’t breathe I’m in trouble. Karl Lagerfeld breathetroublejobs I am like a TV antenna. I catch everything that is in the air, and then I do it my way. Karl Lagerfeld tvsairway The smell of a freshly printed book is the best smell in the world. Karl Lagerfeld smellbookworld The only love that I really believe in is a mother’s love for her children. Karl Lagerfeld mommotherchildren I always loved advertising. If I hadn't been in fashion, I'd have been in advertising. Karl Lagerfeld advertisinghas-beensfashion Fortunately there is more wealth in the world than there was at the time of the global economic crisis of 1929 - Chinese, Indian, Arab and Russian. Karl Lagerfeld chinesewealthworld My innocence didn't always help me, but it did preserve something in me that maybe others don't have anymore. I'm inside my bubble, you could say, and thankfully so, because I don't think daily life is always great. It protects me. Karl Lagerfeld innocencehelpingthinking Black-and-whit e always looks modern, whatever that word means. Karl Lagerfeld blackmeanlooks 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 victory. Karl Lagerfeld creativejobspeople 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 in a T-shirt and jeans — it’s up to you. Karl Lagerfeld jeanswomenfashion Luxury is the income tax of vanity. But it is so pleasant. Karl Lagerfeld incomeluxuryvanity
