You come first, the clothes later. Reinvent new combinations of what you already own. Be creative.
Interpretation
Prioritize your personal style over trends and be innovative with your wardrobe.
This quote emphasizes the importance of individual expression through fashion, suggesting that personal identity should take precedence over societal expectations. Karl Lagerfeld encourages us to be inventive with our existing clothing instead of constantly seeking new items, inspiring creativity and self-acceptance in style choices.
In practice
This quote could be used during a fashion workshop to inspire participants to think creatively about their wardrobe.
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.
The best colour in the whole world is the one that looks good on you.
The great thing about American women is their energy and the way they love to dress. French women don't really dress; they are too conservative, as it's always a question of money. In America, women are powerful and strong, determined. If they want to be an object, they choose to be in control.
In Italy they take cheap cloth and make it look expensive, but I take expensive cloth and make it look cheap. They just don't understand.
The dress must follow the body of a woman, not the body following the shape of the dress.
We're dealing with sophisticated customers. What's most important to these women is individuality. I have to create things she'll want to wear, no matter who she is.
They (fashion editors) have always been our secret weapon.
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