Don't dress to kill, dress to survive.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the importance of practicality in dressing over simply aiming to impress others.
Karl Lagerfeld's quote 'Don't dress to kill, dress to survive' suggests that clothing should be functional and suitable for the realities of life rather than merely a tool for attracting attention. It reflects a mindset where comfort and survival in social and professional situations take precedence over vanity or the pursuit of admiration.
In practice
A designer might use this quote during a fashion show to remind models about the importance of comfort in clothing.
I believe in sketching because there is something very sensitive in sketching, you know, in sketches that you don't have out of a computer that looks the same like everybody even if, later on, the dresses are OK, but I like to sketch, and I like to see trails made after my sketches that look the same. It is you know, what I like.
I'm open to everything. When you start to criticize the times you live in, your time is over.
If I could be reincarnated as a fashion accessory, it would be a shopping bag.
Chic is a kind of mayonnaise, either it tastes, or it doesn't.
Why should I stop working? If I do, I'll die and it'll all be finished. 'm lucky to work in the most perfect of conditions. I can do what I want in all kinds of areas. The expenses are not expenses. I would be stupid to stop that. Work is making a living out of being bored.
Elegance has nothing to do with fashion.
To me, eyewear goes way beyond being a prescription. It's like makeup. It's the most incredible accessory. The shape of a frame or the color of lenses can change your whole appearance.
Women's sexy underwear is a minor but significant growth industry of late-twentieth-century Britain in the twilight of capitalism.
I never want to promote an ad that makes women feel bad about themselves, because when I was young, I never felt rich enough or fashionable enough or good enough. I felt talked down to by luxury fashion labels. There was a disconnect. They made me feel we weren't right for each other.
A woman is closest to being naked when she is well-dressed.
A well dressed man is a best accessory a woman can have
Why am I so determined to put the shoulder where it belongs? Women have very round shoulders that push forward slightly; this touches me and I say: 'One must not hide that!' Then someone tells you: 'The shoulder is on the back'. I have never seen women with shoulders on their backs.
Subscribe for the occasional hand-picked quote. No noise.