Forgiveness isn’t something I’m preoccupied with — turning the other cheek isn’t my trip.

— Karl Lagerfeld

Forgiveness is too easy. I can forget by indifference, but not forgive. I prefer revenge.

— Karl Lagerfeld

For me, Chanel is like music. There are certain notes and you have to make another tune with them

— Karl Lagerfeld

Guilty feelings about clothes are totally unnecessary. A lot of people earn their living by making clothes, so you should never feel bad.

— Karl Lagerfeld

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

— Karl Lagerfeld

I do my job like I breathe — so if I can’t breathe I’m in trouble.

— Karl Lagerfeld

I drink Diet Coke from the minute I get up-to-the-minute I go to bed.

— Karl Lagerfeld

If you stick to something doggedly, you are off to a bad start.

— Karl Lagerfeld

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?

— Karl Lagerfeld

I like to reinvent myself — it’s part of my job.

— Karl Lagerfeld