Karl Lagerfeld is a German creative director, artist, and photographer based in Paris. He is the head creative director of the fashion house Chanel as well as the Italian house Fendi and his own eponymous 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 white hair, black sunglasses, and high starched collars. May his quotes inspire you to be unique and live your dreams.
1. “Sunglasses are like eyeshadow: They make everything look younger and pretty.” Karl Lagerfeld
2. “Sweatpants are a sign of defeat. You lost control of your life so you bought some sweatpants.” Karl Lagerfeld
3. “I have no human feelings.” Karl Lagerfeld
4. “Luxury bags make your life more pleasant, make you dream, give you confidence, and show your neighbors you are doing well.” Karl Lagerfeld
5. “Keep the best, forget the rest.” Karl Lagerfeld
6. “Black and white always looks modern, whatever that word means.” Karl Lagerfeld
7. “You can be the chicest thing in a t-shirt and jeans, it’s up to you.” Karl Lagerfeld
8. “I am a living label.” Karl Lagerfeld
9. “My thing is to work more than the others to show them how useless they are.” Karl Lagerfeld
10. “I’m not a marketing person. I don’t ask myself questions. I go by instinct.” Karl Lagerfeld
11. “When things become too popular they are fading away for something else.” Karl Lagerfeld
12. “I’m very much down to earth, just not this earth.” Karl Lagerfeld
13. “There are not too many people with an opinion I care for.” Karl Lagerfeld
14. “When I was four I asked my mother for a valet for my birthday.” Karl Lagerfeld
15. “Personality begins where comparison ends.” Karl Lagerfeld
16. “I like to do things quickly because I’m easily bored.” Karl Lagerfeld
17. “When I did H&M everyone said don’t do it and it worked. When I took over Chanel everyone said to me don’t do it, it’s dead, it doesn’t work, it worked. So I better not listen to people and follow my instincts.” Karl Lagerfeld
18. “Vanity is the healthiest thing in life.” Karl Lagerfeld
19. “People who say that yesterday was better than today are ultimately devaluing their own existence.” Karl Lagerfeld
20. “I don’t like standard beauty – there is no beauty without strangeness.” Karl Lagerfeld
21. “I don’t care if people I admire criticize me because their opinion is valuable to me.” Karl Lagerfeld
22. “I like fashion to be part of daily life.” Karl Lagerfeld
23. “I get inspired when I’m working, it’s my engine.” Karl Lagerfeld
24. “Be proud of yourself.” Karl Lagerfeld
25. “A respectable appearance is sufficient to make people more interested in your soul. ” Karl Lagerfeld
26. “Beauty with character ages better than perfection.” Karl Lagerfeld
27. “Trendy is the last stage before tacky.” Karl Lagerfeld
28. “The only love that I really believe in is a mother’s love for her children.” Karl Lagerfeld
29. “I am very boring but it has allowed me to survive better than other people. If you don’t drink, you don’t smoke, and you don’t do drugs, and you’re not missing it and never even wanted it, and you sleep for seven hours. I tell you, life is quite pleasant.” Karl Lagerfeld
30. “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
31. “I don’t know what normal means anyway.” Karl Lagerfeld
32. “I don’t do anything out of duty and I have absolutely no sense of what it means. I am completely superficial. Fashion, photography, and books – outside of that, I couldn’t care less.” Karl Lagerfeld
33. “Change is the healthiest way to survive.” Karl Lagerfeld
34. “Don’t sacrifice yourself too much because if you sacrifice too much there’s nothing else you can give and nobody will care for you.” Karl Lagerfeld
35. “Evolution is the secret for the next step.” Karl Lagerfeld
36. “I like to reinvent myself. It’s part of my job.” Karl Lagerfeld
37. “I am a fashion person, and fashion is not only about clothes – it’s about all kinds of change.” Karl Lagerfeld
38. “Don’t look to the approval of others for your mental stability.” Karl Lagerfeld
39. “I can do whatever I want.” Karl Lagerfeld
40. “It’s up to you to make every day as perfect as possible – it’s a question of will and discipline.” Karl Lagerfeld
