Luxury is the ease of a t-shirt in a very expensive dress. - Karl Lagerfeld

"I want everyone to wear what they want and mix it in their own way. That, to me, is what is modern."

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

"For every book you buy, you should buy the time to read it."

"I am a fashion person, and fashion is not only about clothes -- it's about all kinds of change"

"I had an interview once with some German journalist—some horrible, ugly woman. It was in the early days after the communists—maybe a week after—and she wore a yellow sweater that was kind of see-through. She had huge tits and a huge black bra, and she said to me, ‘It’s impolite; remove your glasses.’ I said, ‘Do I ask you to remove your bra?"