People who do a job that claims to be creative have to be alone to recharge their batteries. You can’t live 24 hours a day in the spotlight and remain creative. For people like me, solitude is a victory.

— Karl Lagerfeld

People who say that yesterday was better than today are ultimately devaluing their own existence.

— Karl Lagerfeld

Pfft, I hate Christmas Day. It's for children and families. Not for people like me.

— Karl Lagerfeld

Reinvent new combinations of what you already own. Improvise. Become more creative. Not because you have to, but because you want to. Evolution is the secret for the next step.

— Karl Lagerfeld

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.

— Karl Lagerfeld

Stuff your brain with knowledge.

— Karl Lagerfeld

Success nullifies. You then have to do it again, preferably differently

— Karl Lagerfeld

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

— Karl Lagerfeld

The elegance is as physical, as moral quality that has nothing common with the clothing. You can see a countrywoman more elegant than one so-called elegant woman.

— Karl Lagerfeld

The French say you get hungry when you’re eating, and I get inspired when I’m working. It’s my engine

— Karl Lagerfeld