Karl Lagerfeld Quotes

Sweatpants are a sign of defeat. You lost control of your life so you bought some sweatpants.

When people talk about the good old days, I say to people, 'It's not the days that are old, it's you that's old.' I hate the good old days. What is important is that today is good.

Forgiveness is too easy. I can forget by indifference, but not forgive. I prefer revenge.

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

If you stick to something doggedly, you are off to a bad start.

Guilty feelings about clothes are totally unnecessary. A lot of people earn their living by making clothes, so you should never feel bad.

Chanel is an institution, and you have to treat an institution like a whore – and then you get something out of her

I had an interview once with some German journalist—some horrible, ugly woman. It was in the early days after the communists—maybe a week after—and she wore a yellow sweater that was kind of see-through. She had huge tits and a huge black bra, and she said to me, ‘It’s impolite; remove your glasses.’ I said, ‘Do I ask you to remove your bra?