"Sunglasses are like eye shadow: They make everything look younger and pretty"
"I must say, some are not very beautifully made. They’re coffee-table books for people who drink alcohol. I have nothing against coffee-table books as long as they are well done. They must not look like gravestones on a table. Sometimes they are too big, they come in boxes and things like this. No, a book has to be easy to open and you don’t have to be a bodybuilder to lift it. I like books I can read in bed. Those big tombstones would kill me."
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Source: Media People: Q&A With Karl Lagerfeld. Interview with Miles Socha, wwd.com. September 12, 2014.
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