Karl Lagerfeld Quotes

I've never tried to do couture, because it's a whole different beast.

The ultimate art form of fashion is couture. I completely geek out when it comes to couture. It shows fashion as it used to be. I don't know how many people can actually afford the clothes, but in a way, that's beside the point.

Yeah, that's what I'm working for. The couture house of the future.

You work around a body and adapt the clothes to your own customer, and this is the interesting part. This is why the haute couture exists: because in ready-to-wear, you have not too much fitting.

I hate the terminology of 'costume' because my clothes are not costumes at all. I think they're high fashion, avant-garde, and more couture, definitely, and yes, some of my pieces are not particularly wearable, but I wouldn't say they're costumes, I'd say they're more couture.

In my opinion, Christian Dior was never, ever theatre.

Fashion is so mass-produced now; I hope there will come a refocus on how people see couture. And I would also hope for a new focus on the craft.

Couture occupies the uppermost stratosphere of fashion. It is the holy of holies, as only about 2,000 women globally are fortunate enough to wear these precious garments tailored to their exact measurements, making it perhaps the most exclusive club in the world.

I love Karl Lagerfield. Riccardo Tisci - I love his work.

For me, haute couture is a necessity. I never would have done this job were it not for haute couture. It is a comfort, a security. I almost feel it is our duty to continue. Haute couture is France. We have to keep all the skills and craftmanship alive.

Working for incredible talents like Balenciaga and Antonio Castillo, I learned about the immense skill and creativity involved in couture work.

I even do my ready-to-wear samples like couture.

After all, it's very important for any big-name designer to have a couture range. I leave the ready-to-wear to my partner and team.

People wouldn't know this about me, but I adore ball gowns. I love their cut, their architecture and the thought of the hands of so many seamstresses working on them.

I don't think couture will die. But it should have no pretension that it will conquer the world. It's not something that will disappear because all you need is a thread and a needle to start making something couture.

I am still in love with couture because it is just two months from drawing pad to runway so everything on the catwalk is hot from the oven.

I love the idea of couture and its emphasis on creation. There's where I made my name - in design - and there's where I'd like to stay.

I have a couture body.

My dream jobs would be Italian 'Vogue' and anything with Chanel!

There are people who, if they see something in couture that they perceive as ready-to-wear, they're in shock.

The problem with couture is not designers; it's what happens when the couturier will no longer be there.

My earliest influences were Coco Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent.

I really love Celine. Obviously. Alexander Wang. Givenchy. Those are probably my main favorites. Dolce & Gabbana, too.

I became a fashion designer to make clothes for the people, not to be a top couturier in the French tradition.

If a piece is individually made to measure, then it's couture.