635 Quotes by Karl Lagerfeld

Everything is about cut. But worse than couture cuts. The dresses from far away, you think that it is a little T-shirt. And then you get near to it, you are scared by the craftsmanship put into that dress.

There are so many third-rate people now who are more famous than people who should be famous, but sometimes people who could or should be famous are very boring, too.

They suddenly opened like an explosion - it was an idea I didn't look for - it came to me,

I always think I'm lazy, maybe I could do better, I could make more effort and I always have the feeling that there is a glass wall that I cannot get through. But maybe when I get through, then it's over.

I have one instinct stronger than any other thing in life, and that is the instinct for survival.

I have no scene, I go everywhere, I adapt

I sketch in a way that people can nearly do the dresses without me coming in for a fitting. Every single detail, every proportion, every cut -- everything.

Normally, I don't recommend me for wedding dresses – they all get a divorce.

Only the minute and the future are interesting in fashion -- it exists to be destroyed. If everybody did everything with respect, you'd go nowhere.