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I am like a caricature of myself, and I like that. It is like a mask. And for me the Carnival of Venice lasts all year long.

Karl Lagerfeld

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Karl Lagerfeld
Age: 85 †
Born: 1933
Born: September 10
Died: 2019
Died: February 19
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Costume Designer
Dressmaker
Fashion Designer
Fashion Photographer
Film Director
Photographer
Postage Stamp Designer
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Hamburg
Freie und Hansestadt
Karl Otto Lagerfeldt
Karl Otto Lagerfeld
Karl-Otto Lagerfeld
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If you throw money out of the window throw it out with joy. Don’t say: 'one shouldn't do that' - that is bourgeois.
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No. I mean those people really did something for designers I don't think department stores can, could or should do still today. Today the world is different so you have to make it differently. There's TV. There's a lot of things.
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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.
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Guilty feelings about clothes are totally unnecessary. A lot of people earn their living by making clothes, so you should never feel bad.
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Sunglasses are like eye shadow: They make everything look younger and pretty
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Everything I say is a joke. I am a joke myself.
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I like newspapers. Maybe the iPad is very modern and everything, and I'm not against it, but I like the physical contact. And the physical contact of metal and glass is not as sensuous as paper.
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If I read too much or know too much it's not because I want to talk about it, it's only because it's interesting for me.
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I hate birthdays, .. It's more like a new starting point in New York. For me, it's an evolution. I don't celebrate the past. I like the present and tomorrow.
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Greece needs to work on a cleaner image. It's a big problem, as they have this reputation of being so corrupt.
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You have to like the present if not your life becomes secondhand, if you think it was better before. Or that it will be better in the future.
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But if I have a lot of imagination, I could tell myself whatever I wanted, you know. I handle myself quite well. I'm kind of fascist with myself, you know. There's no discussion. There is an order. You follow it.
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No, and I never, ever eat in between the meals. I control it well enough and with no pills, and I sleep seven hours a night. I go to bed. I fall asleep, and I wake up seven hours later, and this is the most important.
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Fashion is the healthiest motivation for losing weight.
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I’m like a rock singer with one-night stands on the road. I’m here for two days in New York I leave in the morning early. I come back for Anna Wintour’s party at the Met, then again at the end of May for a prize I get from the Gordon Parks Foundation.
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No, I have someone who comes to the house and washes it, puts in the dry shampoo, and takes care if it because I have no time.
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My life is based on change. What I say is OK for the next ten minutes, then I change my mind.
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Of course there are some evening dresses that you cannot wear in daylight because it would be ridiculous, but there is a kind of dressy touch for daywear, too, ... And everything, it's easy. There's no barrier between dressy, day and sports. It's feminine 24 hours a day.
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During the golden age of movie stars, there were plenty of actresses who were deemed unattractive at the start of their careers, but struggled and finally appeared more beautiful and more iconic. Sometimes that idea of being truly iconic has something to do with not necessarily being beautiful and thus trying harder.
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You have to lead your life according to your ideas. Spend all your money and live life in line with what you are fighting for. I hate it when rich people try to be Communists. I think that’s obscene.
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