Last night fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld passed away in Paris at 85-years-old.
Whilst much of the coverage is focussing on his long-standing contribution to French house Chanel and the fashion industry more broadly, another thing Karl was also famous for was his unapologetic, and at times problematic, savagery.
To recap the life of one of fashion’s most famous icons, here’s Karl’s most intense disses over the years. Spoiler alert – the guy could be kinda an asshole, tbh.
1. “Sweatpants are a sign of defeat. You lost control of your life so you bought some sweatpants.”
2. “Trendy is the last stage before tacky.”
3. “I don’t know Heidi Klum. She was never known in France. Claudia Schiffer also doesn’t know who she is.”
5. “[Selfies] are this horrible thing where you are distorted. The chin is too big, the head is too small. No, this is electronic masturbation.”
6. “If I was a Russian woman I would be a lesbian. Russian men are not good looking.”
7. “Life is not a beauty contest, some ugly people are great. What I hate is nasty, ugly people. The worst is ugly short men. Women can be short, but for men it is impossible. It is something that they will not forgive in life – they are mean and they want to kill you.”
8. “I hate it when rich people try to be Communists. I think that’s obscene.”
9. “There are not too many people with an opinion I care for. I’m not crazy to discuss fashion with men. I couldn’t care less about their opinion.”
10. “I think tattoos are horrible. It’s like living in a Pucci dress full-time”
11. “Kate Middleton has a nice silhouette and she is the right girl for that boy. I like that kind of woman, I like romantic beauties. On the other hand, her sister struggles. I don’t like the sister’s face. She should only show her back.”
12. “I get along with everyone except for men my age, who are bourgeois or retired or boring.”
13. “I’m a little shortsighted, and people, when they’re shortsighted, they remove their glasses and then they look like cute little dogs who want to be adopted.”
