Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Karl Lagerfeld Calls Adele Fat


Karl Lagerfeld is kind of a tool. Have I ever told you my Karl Lagerfeld story? He was sitting behind me on a plane once and chewed Nicotine gum like it was going out of style. Literally he would chew a piece for 10 minutes and pop in another piece and each time he would finish a piece he would hand it to the flight attendant. If she was not there when he finished he would ring the call button until she would come get it from him. The only thing he did was mutter. That is what I would call it. He was talking to himself and doing nothing but chewing he gum and talking to himself. If he had reached forward and whispered that he was going to kill me before the flight was over, I would have been convinced.

Anyway, there was a woman next to me who was amazing. She was very old at the time and very French and a fashion legend and kept stealing the good things off my plate and eating them herself but she also would turn around every so often and have a word with Karl, who she knew, and would say something to him in French and he would give her a fake smile. I think she was teasing him. My French is limited to the more subtle French words like French fry or French onion soup.

Anyway, Karl said in an interview that Adele is a little fat but that she has a pretty face and great voice. Ass. He liked Lana Del Ray because he says she has a great body with nice implants.

63 comments:

MM said...

I'm surprised he didn't call Lana fat. Not because she is, but because he doesn't seem to tolerate anything but model-skinny.

selenakyle said...

"KIND OF" a tool?

Surely you are under-emphasizing it a bit, non?

Full-on DICK is more like it.

Rose said...

She may be bigger than his models, but he's old and creepy.

Reese said...

Adele is a little bit fat. She is pretty and has a nice singing voice. How is his comment so awful? Karl might not be your cup of tea, what did he say that was inaccurate?

figgy said...

I'm surprised he put it so nicely. In the modeling world in which he lives, I'd think Adele would be off the charts. Surprised he complimented her face.

Fwiw, I think Adele is lovely.

selenakyle said...

It's pretty friggin' obvious that Adele is a little overweight-looking. Him blurting it out like he's telling us something we can't see ourselves is a dick move, IMO.

The "man" has the personal taste of a deranged lunatic so I cannot see how he is such an authority on ANYone's looks in the first place...

(sorry, I can't stand the a-hole)

crila16 said...

And Karl is a freaky vampire who is way too skinny and looks like death.

BTW Karl, you're now like 150 years old. Don't you think it's time you cut your ponytail? You're not young anymore.

Nosey Parker said...

EW posted the full quote -

“I prefer Adele and Florence Welch,” he told the newspaper. “But as a modern singer [Lana Del Rey] is not bad. 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? She’s not alone with implants.”

__-__=__ said...

Don't all designers want models that look like pre-pubescent boys?

Anonymous said...

She kind of is "a little fat."

I'm not saying she's not lovely but she is kind of heavy.

Susan said...

Didn't he call Heidi Klum fat as well?

I find it funny that he thinks he's the authority on good womanly looks.

He seems like a person who truly finds no joy in life.

Seachica said...

It never fails to amaze me the weirdos we let dictate what is fashionable.

Go on Adele, you look beautiful (and not in a back handed compliment 'you have a pretty face' kind of way).

BigMama said...

he's a jerk, don't care what he is saying because the very fact that he thinks we should care about his mysogonistic opinion pisses me off

spacecowboy78 said...

Plus, Lagerfeld makes THE worst smelling men's cologne that isn't sold at CVS.

MISCH said...

Karl, Karl, Karl....have you looked in the mirror lately...you are ugly...and also freaky.
And while Adele may have a few pounds more than she'd like ( and she's the first to admit this ) she is beautiful...inside and out.
Yes Adele your face is a work of art, simply beautiful.

Anonymous said...

It's not Karl's or anyone's place to say Adele is fat. That's the problem.

I'm fat, too. Much fatter than Adele. I don't need anyone telling me what I ALREADY KNOW! Do that and we're going to have a problem. I don't broadcast your shortcomings to the world. Allow me the same courtesy.

Guess what? Karl is old, decrepit, conceited, and pompous. Oh, but he designs a pretty dress a couple times a year and puts them on human toothpicks. So he has carte blanche to say whatever he wants about everyone else. *rolls eyes*

People need to learn how to leave other people alone. You don't know what make someone else tick.

Jasmine said...

Michael K. said it best when he refers to Karl as

"The official speaker of the House of Death Eaters"


The End~

Pogue Mahone said...

Adele may be "fat" but Karl is a jerk and people can always lose weight but there's no "cure" for being an a$$hole!

parissucksliterally said...

He calls everyone fat.

Adele is overweight though. Gorgeous, talented and seems like a doll. I love her.

Karmen said...

Uh, why is it shocking that he said this? His models are stick thin. Adele shouldn't take him seriously, because he used to be on the hefty side too. She has much better bone structure than he does, though.

Susan - Karl actually didn't call Heidi fat. Some other designer did. (I can't for the life of me find that link.) Not surprising that the media would twist it around so much.

Anonymous said...

I hate the whole 'she's talented, sweet, and lovely. . .BUT' angle. Either compliment someone or say nothing. That backhanded s*** has got to stop.

Not directing that toward anyone; it's something that chaps my fat behind!

yourfaceisamess said...

throw him in a coffin. pony tail corpse.

RenoBlondee said...

What @Jasmine said.

disenchanted said...

I highly doubt that Adele cares what he thinks of her. She seems pretty self confident. I'm sure she's well aware that she ain't thin.

Also, it's Karl Lagerfeld. Unless you're on the cusp of organ failure, you're fat to him. Feh.

FrenchGirl said...

eh?? he's right :Adele is a few fat with a great face and gorgeous voice and Lana Del Ray is a pretty girl with fake lips

Roya said...

WELL SAID FRENCHGIRL!

BrandieMarie said...

I think this is stupid.

a) He spoke the truth and did it much nicer than he's known for. I'm all about being comfortable in your skin and beauty comes in all shapes and sizes, but eventually people WILL have to recognize the health risks that go along with that. Sometimes its not as simple as "big can be beautiful, too" It absolutely can. But just like scary skinny is just that, scary and unhealthy......so can being too big.

b) Agree that Adele won't care at all when considering the source.

c) For those of you saying he's out of his mind for thinking that people care what he has to say: The problem is in the fashion world people DO care what he has to say. A LOT. And it was in an interview. Where people ask questions. Its not like he's running through the streets shouting it to anyone that will listen. They asked, he answered. So the "no one cares about what he has to say" argument is really weak in this case.

Rose said...

What other things does the creepy vampire truth teller have to say?

Adele is British.
OJ Simpson is black.
Brad Pitt makes movies.

Tell us more Captain Obvious. It's just not his business or place to talk about her body publicly.

The Black Cat said...

Coming from this guy who even cares?
Normal everyday people do not care. Maybe the 1% care? The rest of us do not.

I made a reference to Madonna being the Crypt Keeper Monday morning, I take it back. Karl IS the Crypt Keeper.

Mango said...

Hey Karl! Madonna called and she wants her fingerless gloves back!

Unknown said...

Cocktard. He should look so good and be so talented.

Worstcompanytoworkfor said...

So does this mean Enty was sitting in 1st class?...no way Karl wasn't in 1st class.

Did he have to pay for 2 seats or was this before the weight gain?

Bubbles said...

Well seeing that Adele is set to be on the cover of Vogue, I can't imagine she's losing too much sleep!

The Black Cat said...

Really Bubbles? Anna Wintour must have thawed a bit to allow that to happen. She hates fat more than Karl does.

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Karmen said...

The Black Cat - Your mention of Anna Wintour's discontent for overweight people made me think of this hilarious cartoon from The Hairpin:

http://thehairpin.com/2011/02/rumors-ive-heard-about-anna-wintour

Danielle said...

Can someone tell me why he ALWAYS wears collars like that? I googled it but couldn't find anything. Is it just because his neck is just as ugly and skinny as the rest of him or is he hiding something?

Danielle said...

And wtf is going on with his feet? This guys gives me the creeps, like he's a science project or something. like not human.

Sarah J. MacManus said...

I thought this was pretty mild for old Karl.

He's a weird one, alright.

Krissie said...

"A little fat"? Meh. This is nothing coming from Karl. Actually, its NICE by his standards. I'm surprised he didn't say Adele was the fattest creature he's seen in his life, or something like that. He is batshit crazy, and constantly says crazy things.

The funny thing is that he used to be very fat, himself. Then he went on this crazy diet and lost something like 90 lbs in a year. I saw his diet book in a magazine once and it was rather impractical. I remember you had to order special protein powder from a company in France and eat a bunch of rabbit meat.

Del Riser said...

Karl WAS asked, for him this was mild and his type of complimentary.

His view of beautiful is different than ours I would think, his is not based in reality, and he must not own a mirror.

Anonymous said...

I'd rather be fat than scary looking.

Adele is a beautiful woman with a wonderful voice. A little larger than our current beauty ideals, but probably smaller than half her fans. I love it that someone who's not built like a noodle can make it in the entertainment industry.

The Black Cat said...

Maybe all that rabbit meat fried his brain? Rabbits can get some pretty awful diseases.
I suppose it's like me, a former smoker who now detests smoking and smokers. If I lost a ton of weight maybe I'd feel the same about slightly overweight people and detest them too.

Karmen - those cartoons about Anna ALL have an element of truth in them

annabella said...

he is totally yesterdays or even last century's news. who cares, karl.

selenakyle said...

OK--well, at least he complimented her. thanks for posting the entire comment. Just sucks balls that he had to throw in the "fat" comment as well. As IF it makes a fucking difference in the world of REAL people with REAL bodies. and especially from a flaming queen with horrible style.

Sian said...

Lets face it, he's right. She's pretty but she is fat. I don't think he was being rude really, he said she had a great voice and a pretty face, he was just being honest.

feraltart said...

I am fat, have been very open about that. I loathe the assumptions about people that are made based on how they look. I go to the gym and have a personal trainer. I have walked the Inca Trail, and when I walked the Inca Trail I lost no weight. Just as some people have a hard time putting on weight, others can't lose it, no matter what they do. I wouldn't mind the obvious fat comment so much, if there weren't assumptions being made about fat people. We do not all have health problems, or are lazy, or do no exercise. We are not all stuffing our faces 24/7 with 'bad' food. I agree that people who are not exercising and eating badly are affecting their health - but there are slim and skinny people who do the same. They, however, are not held to the same standards as the fat people are. Weight is not the only indicator of health. Let's hold everyone accountable or none.

Jasmine said...

wow feraltart

I agree 100% with you :))

Murphy Brown 2020 said...

Adele is absolutely gorgeous, and she's a large woman. I don't think there's anything wrong with saying that -- and that's one of Kunty Karl's less-offensive proclamations.

I'm also not a singer, but I wonder if the tenor of her voice would change if she were to lose weight? All I know is that most great opera singers have some extra heft.

I totally disagree with his assertion that Lana Del Ray is beautiful, though. That chick is generic as hell and plastic as all get-out.

caydian said...

His face reminds me of a skinny Marvin Zindler.

EmEyeKay said...

Karl used to be very overweight. I read that the collars were to hide the excess skin on his neck, but I don't remember if it was in an interview or what - so take that with a grain of salt.

J said...

Didn't Karl get like 60% of his body sucked out?

jax said...

Typical. Being called fat is the last acceptable form of hate/ bullying. Lovely.

Personally I think it's funny some think he still designs! As if.

Lelaina Pierce said...

@Jasmine - HA! That's perfect.

Murphy Brown 2020 said...

@Jax -- "Being called fat is the last acceptable form of hate/ bullying"

Nah. There are tons of obese conservatives who loathe homosexuals of either gender. THAT is the last acceptable form of prejudice. Or maybe I'm just speaking as an American...

Overweight men are still able to wield tons of political or cultural power without any repercussions. Women? Not usually. That's partly why Adele is a revelation.

zeldafitzgerald said...

She is a little bit fat. My boyfriend thinks she's gorgeous. Hurrah!

Spanksy said...

Karl is such a c*nt.

MadLyb said...

Well, his reputation as a complete jerk has obviously been well-earned.

LauraM said...

I don't understand what fat has to do with talent. She is beautiful and talented and has a great voice. A lil fat? ok, she is, but what does it matter? Asshole...

Interplanet Janet said...

A very unkind thing to say. He is obviously not very evolved and has ZERO class.

Gary T. Burnaska said...

Demu Lovato should kick his ass, and she probably could take him.

Tatyana said...

And now you can all get off your high horse and continue with calling Xtina fat.

feraltart said...

@Tatyana, I have never called Xtina fat.

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