Cited in Jess Cartner-Morley "Karl Lagerfeld shows off his Mad Hatter streak at launch of collection for India" The Guardian (12 December 2011)

Fantasy is often better than reality [...] It’s much more inspiring not to go to places than to go.

— Karl Lagerfeld

What It Means

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Karl Lagerfeld

About Karl Lagerfeld

Karl Lagerfeld (10 September 1933 – 19 February 2019) was a German fashion designer, artist and photographer. He was creative director of the French fashion house Chanel and of the Italian fur and leather goods maker Fendi.