"I never - you know also one of the things that would save me for a man my age, it was not that easy to lose that much weight and fall down and look like something draped"
- Karl Lagerfeld
About this Quote
In this quote, designer Karl Lagerfeld reviews the challenges of keeping a youthful look as he ages. He points out that a person of the important things that would have assisted him in this regard is if it were simple for him to lose a substantial amount of weight and still maintain a toned and appealing figure. However, he acknowledges that this is not an easy feat, specifically for someone his age. He uses the metaphor of falling down and appearing like something curtained to convey the concept of losing one's physical shape and becoming unsightly. This quote highlights the pressure and expectations placed on people, particularly in the fashion industry, to maintain a particular look.
"Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own; and from morning to night, as from the cradle to the grave, it is but a succession of changes so gentle and easy that we can scarcely mark their progress"
