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A fashion icon for nearly 40 years, Karl Lagerfeld leaves behind a larger-than-life legacy, from his influential designs to his trademark look – and his razor-sharp tongue. When the creative director wasn’t inventing the next big trend or jet-setting with his beloved cat, Choupette, he was turning heads for his quick-witted quips in which he bestowed praise, threw shade, shared insights and occasionally courted controversy.
Do you have an eye for detecting that distinctive Lagerfeld flair? See if you can distinguish between what he really said, and what’s pure invention.
1. "I remember a designer who said that intelligent women don't wear her dresses. Obviously, she went bankrupt."
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2. "Fashion is eternal, not for immediate consumption. True fashion is still relevant in 10 years."
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3. “Flip-flops are a sign of defeat. You lost control of your life so you bought some flip-flops.”
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4. "Fashion is something that reflects our lives and times with the shortest release because, cars, design, and architecture take years to realise."
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5. "I am like a caricature of myself, and I like that. It is like a mask. And for me the Carnival of Venice lasts all year long."
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6. “Humility is the healthiest thing in life.”
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7. “Chic is a kind of mayonnaise, either it tastes, or it doesn’t.”
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8. "I love making wedding dresses – the one dress a woman will without a doubt remember forever."
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9. “I think tattoos are horrible. It’s like living in a Pucci dress full-time."
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10. “I don’t like standard beauty – there is no beauty without strangeness.”
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11. “I’m very much down to earth, just not this earth.”
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12. “Absolutely, Coco Chanel would have adored what I’ve done. Her taste was impeccable.”
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13. “I’m a kind of fashion nymphomaniac who never gets an orgasm.”
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14. "Work is the essence of success."
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15. “I like the attitude of animals in the forest, you know, they disappear. I hate the idea of being heavily remembered.”
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