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trumad

(41,692 posts)
Tue Feb 7, 2012, 09:43 AM Feb 2012

78 year old Weird Creature guy says singer Adele is "a little too fat".



He's the king of the catwalk and spends his living eyeing up glamorous ladies.

But even Karl Lagerfeld's latest comments are sure to rile Adele's legion of admiring fans.

The designer has dubbed the singer 'a little too fat' during a no holds barred interview.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2097488/Karl-Lagerfeld-slates-Adeles-image-backtracking-comments.html#ixzz1lhfZGgAG
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78 year old Weird Creature guy says singer Adele is "a little too fat". (Original Post) trumad Feb 2012 OP
Sorry, but i think the leather gloves with the suit mrs_p Feb 2012 #1
from that picture his face looks fake. like a mask. ejpoeta Feb 2012 #2
Creepy for sure. trumad Feb 2012 #4
He looks like a Thunderbirds puppet. Ron Obvious Feb 2012 #38
He is a dumb ass. She is loved EXACTLY the way that she is. Firebrand Gary Feb 2012 #3
Lagerfeld looks like a child's concept SaintPete Feb 2012 #5
LOLOL! Octafish Feb 2012 #12
That's the clown with the fan? He used to be pretty chunky himself back in the day. MADem Feb 2012 #6
not nice, however here is the full quote OKNancy Feb 2012 #7
Earlier version trumad Feb 2012 #8
he looks a right numpty in that photo Enrique Feb 2012 #9
I thought you were replying to the post above yours... TeeYiYi Feb 2012 #28
Does anyone have an oil can? I think he's rusted. TheManInTheMac Feb 2012 #10
Guy From U-Verse Commerical erpowers Feb 2012 #11
I'm sure Adele is crushed Missy Vixen Feb 2012 #13
Not that it matters but it's been reported Adele lost weight after her throat surgery justiceischeap Feb 2012 #14
It's been reported laundry_queen Feb 2012 #36
The fashion industry promotes anorexia in young women. Lagerfeld is part of the problem. yardwork Feb 2012 #15
Amen. n/t RZM Feb 2012 #20
Bingo trumad Feb 2012 #30
KILL IT WITH FIRE!!! Ikonoklast Feb 2012 #16
Was that photo taken at Madame Toussad's? RZM Feb 2012 #17
Don't think so. Ikonoklast Feb 2012 #18
Whateves, who cares what some 78 year old d-bag thinks, Lunacee2012 Feb 2012 #19
He's accustomed to dressing walking hangers. I doubt he'd recognize a real woman if she bit him. davsand Feb 2012 #21
Don't know who Adele is, but the photo in the OP reminds me of the skeleton figure I used to TwilightGardener Feb 2012 #22
Adele photo justiceischeap Feb 2012 #26
Thanks--I googled her too. Looks normal to me, but then, normal is fat in the fashion world. TwilightGardener Feb 2012 #29
Enjoy trumad Feb 2012 #31
Very well-done (and not overdone) version of that song--nice. TwilightGardener Feb 2012 #33
Separated at birth? JHB Feb 2012 #23
looks like Dog The Bounty Hunter in 20 more years. pnwest Feb 2012 #24
In the fashion business everyone is supposed to look anorexic. Quantess Feb 2012 #25
Not so... justiceischeap Feb 2012 #27
Is this some sort of self-parodying caricature? Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2012 #32
Assholes like this are why women have eating disorders. sarcasmo Feb 2012 #34
Asshole, Adele is beautiful. Odin2005 Feb 2012 #35
I doubt she cares Yo_Mama Feb 2012 #37
Cass Elliot was a LOT too fat... DCKit Feb 2012 #39

mrs_p

(3,014 posts)
1. Sorry, but i think the leather gloves with the suit
Tue Feb 7, 2012, 09:45 AM
Feb 2012

is "a little too stupid." Did he drive in on a motorcycle?

MADem

(135,425 posts)
6. That's the clown with the fan? He used to be pretty chunky himself back in the day.
Tue Feb 7, 2012, 09:52 AM
Feb 2012

He can stick that fan up his ass. I think Adele looks just fine.

She can sing better than that idiot, too!

Bottom line--whose "product" are you more likely to buy? That noxious jerk's, or Adele's?

How soon they forget...!



http://hollywooddame.com/?attachment_id=6554

OKNancy

(41,832 posts)
7. not nice, however here is the full quote
Tue Feb 7, 2012, 09:53 AM
Feb 2012

Speaking to Metro, the 78-year-old discussed what he thought about new singing sensation Lana Del Rey, before going on to spill all about his views on Adele.
He said: 'I prefer Adele and Florence Welch. But as a modern singer she 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.'
But although Karl prefers Adele's music, he is keen on Lana's looks.


Enrique

(27,461 posts)
9. he looks a right numpty in that photo
Tue Feb 7, 2012, 09:59 AM
Feb 2012

British Slang for the win.

He looks a right numpty in that top photo. Of course he prefers women to be skeletal, with no chest, no hips etc - to show off his clothes - bring on a designer that can dress REAL women!!
- Raine, Ex-Orpington resident, England, 07/2/2012 12:43

TeeYiYi

(8,028 posts)
28. I thought you were replying to the post above yours...
Tue Feb 7, 2012, 11:09 AM
Feb 2012

...in which case he looks a right frumpty in that photo...

...which is American slang for fat and dumpy.

TYY

erpowers

(9,350 posts)
11. Guy From U-Verse Commerical
Tue Feb 7, 2012, 10:17 AM
Feb 2012

AT&T runs a commercial for their U-verse programming in which there is this guy who is a movie villian. The point of the commercial is that the action is so real you think you are a part of the show. Each time I saw the commercial I thought I had seen the guy before but just could not place him. Now I think I know who I was thinking about.

In terms of Adele; she is a great deal better than some of these skinny girls who cannot sing. The fact that she sings well is what matters. People like Karl Lagerfeld (though they has a right to their opinion) are probably part of the reason their are so many skinny female singers with albums who cannot actually sing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Z8lcHuPpGF0

Missy Vixen

(16,207 posts)
13. I'm sure Adele is crushed
Tue Feb 7, 2012, 10:27 AM
Feb 2012

She'll cry all the way to the Grammy Awards, right after she cashes her latest royalties check. Right after that, she'll make her way into the studio for another huge-selling CD.

She's an amazing singer. I hope she doesn't give Lagerfeld a second thought.

BTW, when was Lagerfeld relevant? The 80's? He sure isn't now.

justiceischeap

(14,040 posts)
14. Not that it matters but it's been reported Adele lost weight after her throat surgery
Tue Feb 7, 2012, 10:29 AM
Feb 2012

That aside, one of my favorite things about Adele, other than she's super talented, is that she isn't starving to death.

laundry_queen

(8,646 posts)
36. It's been reported
Tue Feb 7, 2012, 12:37 PM
Feb 2012

somewhere (can't remember) that she said she'd rather weight 300 lbs and put out a phenomenal album than weigh 100 lbs and put out a shitty record. lol.

yardwork

(61,619 posts)
15. The fashion industry promotes anorexia in young women. Lagerfeld is part of the problem.
Tue Feb 7, 2012, 10:34 AM
Feb 2012

It's a disgrace how thin the catwalk models have to be to get work now. They are endangering their lives, and the entire fashion industry is promoting a very unhealthy representation of women's bodies to the world.

Adele is beautiful and looks very healthy to me.

Ikonoklast

(23,973 posts)
18. Don't think so.
Tue Feb 7, 2012, 10:47 AM
Feb 2012

The wax dummies look realistic and alive.



That thing looks like it was dug up after a couple of months.

Lunacee2012

(172 posts)
19. Whateves, who cares what some 78 year old d-bag thinks,
Tue Feb 7, 2012, 10:47 AM
Feb 2012

and I don't even know who Adele is, but still screw him.

davsand

(13,421 posts)
21. He's accustomed to dressing walking hangers. I doubt he'd recognize a real woman if she bit him.
Tue Feb 7, 2012, 10:49 AM
Feb 2012

Meh... He's got his opinion and welcome to it.

Personally, I am tired of seeing only women in the media that look like a few bones covered in skin. There are a lot of us out there with a real set of boobs and a butt to go with it. There is no "ONE" perfect body type and everybody just needs to get over the idea of anorexia as the norm. Our daughters would be a lot happier and healthier if that ever happens.



Laura

TwilightGardener

(46,416 posts)
22. Don't know who Adele is, but the photo in the OP reminds me of the skeleton figure I used to
Tue Feb 7, 2012, 10:52 AM
Feb 2012

dress in black clothes and prop up in our tall bedroom window for halloween.

Quantess

(27,630 posts)
25. In the fashion business everyone is supposed to look anorexic.
Tue Feb 7, 2012, 11:00 AM
Feb 2012

So it's not a surprise he said that. Sure, Adele would be too fat to be a runway model but I haven't heard her say she wants to be one. Jeez, not everyone needs to look like a rake.

Plus it was rude of him.

Nuclear Unicorn

(19,497 posts)
32. Is this some sort of self-parodying caricature?
Tue Feb 7, 2012, 11:42 AM
Feb 2012

And why do we care what such ridiculous and overly self-aggrandizing people think?

People pay good money to be fashion-bullied? In this day and age? Seriously?

 

DCKit

(18,541 posts)
39. Cass Elliot was a LOT too fat...
Wed Feb 8, 2012, 07:37 AM
Feb 2012

but that didn't keep her from having one of the most beautiful voices ever.

And what's the longevity of the women in YOUR field Karl? Once the looks have faded due to puking, drug and alcohol use, a new flavor of the month comes along or, Dog forbid, they gain a pound, what have they got to fall back on? Certainly not a great set of pipes.

We'll keep our Divas, you keep your stick figure dress-up dolls.

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