6 Karl Lagerfeld's Quotes Of All Time!

Known for calling Pippa Middleton ugly and Adele fat; Karl Lagerfeld; German fashion designer, artist, photographer and head designer and creative director of luxury fashion brand Chanel as well as Fendi is known for his acid tongue!

The iconic designer does not mince words- a book (“The World According to Karl”) was created just for his famous quotes when sharing his thoughts about anything/ everything; he is known for being blunt/controversial/eccentric. From his 'quotes about sweatpants to house of Chanel' to hating being a kid and not liking people his own age, we have a round off of 6 famous quotes from the iconic 80 year old:

6 – Karl on Pippa Middleton

“Kate Middleton has a nice silhouette. I like that kind of woman, I like romantic beauties. On the other hand, the sister struggles. I don’t like the sister’s face. She should only show her back.”

5 –Karl on his passion for fashion

“I am a kind of fashion nymphomaniac who never gets an orgasm.”

4 —Karl on Sweatpants

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

3 – Karl on short men (2003)

“Life is not a beauty contest, some [ugly people] are great. What I hate is nasty, ugly people… the worst is ugly, short men. Women can be short, but for men it is impossible. It is something that they will not forgive in life… they are mean and they want to kill you.”

2 – Karl Lagerfeld on dresses

“I remember a designer who said that intelligent women don’t wear her dresses. Obviously, she went bankrupt.”

1 – Karl on the Chanel legacy

"Respect is not creative … Chanel is an institution, and you have to treat an institution like a whore — and then you get something out of her.”