INDIE REWIND: Backhanded: Karl Lagerfeld’s 13 Greatest Compliments
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
Karl Lagerfeld is a genius. And like most genii, he’s also completely bat-shit crazy. Over the years he’s offered his usually unsolicited opinions about people and — never really known for his cheery disposition — his comments have usually fallen in the spectrum of bitchy and, well, super bitchy. Below are 13 of the Kaiser’s greatest backhanded compliments.











