"I had nearly finished school because I was making effort not that bad on that. But there was a law in Germany after the war. You could not make your final examination before 18, so lots of people who were late because of the way had to do it first"

In this quote, Karl Lagerfeld is reviewing his experience in school and the obstacles he dealt with due to a law in Germany after the war. He points out that he was close to finishing school, however needed to put in a great deal of effort to do so. However, he describes that there was a law in place that prevented students from taking their final examinations before the age of 18. This implied that many students, consisting of Lagerfeld, who were postponed in their research studies due to the war, needed to take their examinations later than anticipated. This law had a considerable impact on the education system in Germany at the time.