Karl Lagerfeld Quotes

Buy what you don’t have yet, or what you really want, which can be mixed with what you already own. Buy only because something excites you, not just for the simple act of shopping.

Karl Lagerfeld

I like to reinvent myself — it’s part of my job.

Karl Lagerfeld

I never touch sugar, cheese, bread... I only like what I'm allowed to like. I'm beyond temptation. There is no weakness. When I see tons of food in the studio, for us and for everybody, for me it's as if this stuff was made out of plastic. The idea doesn't even enter my mind that a human being could put that into their mouth. I'm like the animals in the forest. They don't touch what they cannot eat.

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

Fashion is about going ahead, not about memory.

Karl Lagerfeld

Fashion is about two things: the evolution and the opposite.

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

Don’t overact the story of your name. Overact the story of your work.

Karl Lagerfeld

Fashion and music are the same, because music express its period too.

Karl Lagerfeld

Dieting is the only game where you win when you lose!

Karl Lagerfeld