THE DAILY TELEGRAPH – FASHION: Russian men are 'ugly', Adele is 'a little fat', Greeks are 'corrupt' and the monarchy is 'unnecessary'. Just say what you really mean Karl for crying out loud...
The German-born style guru also said Britain's Royal Family was 'totally unnecessary, but pleasant' and described the Queen as 'a more smiley version of her grandmother'.
Lagerfeld - who is notorious for his controversial public outbursts - made the remarks as guest editor of global free newspaper Metro (not to be confused with the UK paper of the same title).
Asked for his views on female pop stars, the 78-year-old said: "The thing at the moment is Adele. She is a little too fat, but she has a beautiful face and a divine voice.
"Lana del Rey is not bad at all. She looks very much like a modern-time singer. In her photos she is beautiful. Is she a construct with all her implants?"
Then quizzed over his views on Russia, he replied: "If I was a woman in Russia I would be a lesbian, as the men are very ugly.
"There are a few handsome ones, like Naomi Campbell's boyfriend, but there you see the most beautiful women and the most horrible men."
And probed over his opinion on the Greek debt crisis, he answered: "Greece needs to work on a cleaner image. It's a big problem, as they have this reputation of being so corrupt.
"You can't be sure the money will go where it's supposed to go. Nobody wants Greece to disappear, but they have really disgusting habits. Italy as well."
And he said of the Queen: "She looks a little bit like her grandmother - a more smiley version.
"In terms of what she wears, she's come into herself a little bit more - whatever that is." Read on and comment » | Tuesday, February 07, 2012
