Karl Lagerfeld Says Kim K Taught Him Not-Skinny People Can Be Pretty, Too

Jihan Forbes
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Kim and Karl, virtual reality besties forever and ever. Photo: @Kimkardashian

Karl Lagerfeld hasn’t had the most savory things to say about women who don’t fit what he thinks is the ideal body type, but thanks to Kim Kardashian, the designer’s outlook is changing.

Lagerfeld is teaming up with Kim, appearing in her crazy-addictive game, Kim Kardashian: Hollywood. Kardashian is of course quite excited about the collaboration, announcing Karl’s arrival in the game on social media. According to Vogue UK, Lagerfeld also had some words about the partnership, praising Kardashian for changing the standard of beauty for himself and some of his industry cohorts. “Kim’s contribution to beauty and fashion – and what made her such an icon – is the fact that you don’t have to be super slim and very tall to be beautiful. Others tried, but she succeeded in giving other girls like herself confidence.”

This is quite a change in tune for Mr. Lagerfeld, who said in 2013, “Nobody wants to see curvy women on the runway” on a French talk show. Lagerfeld was slapped with a lawsuit by women’s group Belle, Ronde, Sexy et je m’assume (Beautiful, Rounded, Sexy and fine with it) for those comments. What a different two years can make! The World According to Karl, a book of his quotes includes this quip: “It’s the fat women sitting in front of televisions with their pack of crisps who say slim models are hideous.“ He also faced quite a bit of criticism for his thoughts on Adele in 2012, calling the singer “a little too fat.” Thank goodness, then, that Kim Kardashian is around to teach Lagerfeld to reach beyond such woefully narrow standards of beauty.

Curvy women: here’s the validation you’ve been looking for! You might still not be “super slim” or tall but at least now, thanks to Kim Kardashian, you, too have the approval of an 82-year-old man you will likely never meet.

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