Stick to Fashion, Karl

Singer Adele, keep on singing and keep on ignoring the idiots! Credit: nikotransmission

I was a bit annoyed recently when I saw Chanel bigwig Karl Lagerfeld’s comments on the singer Adele being “a little too fat.” If you haven’t been keeping track, he made the comments about the singing sensation before removing his foot from his mouth, apologizing and trying to make it right. Now, he’s saying that what he said was in relation to Lana Del Rey and his comments have been taken out of context. So was he actually trying to call Lana fat? I’m confused.

Apparently, he’s also Adele’s biggest admirer. Which is funny because if I was the biggest fan of someone, I sure wouldn’t be caught on the record skewering them. Any chance at free concert tickets, gone. But as someone who has lost a good deal of weight himself, you’d think he’d be more sensitive to weighty issues such as this.

Adele, of course, responded like the class act that she is. She’s quoted as saying that she’s never wanted to be like the cover models and embraces the fact that she represents the majority of women. She also admitted in 2011 to having insecurities, but doesn’t hang out with anyone who points them out to her.

It’s not the first time Karl has skewered those he deemed too heavy. His comments on curvy women and fat moms should raise the rankles of Fit Bottomed Mamas and Girls everywhere. I guess when you’re used to the thin women walking the runways, the normal or even plus-sized gal just doesn’t look right to you. Regardless, maybe Karl should stick to fashion and stick with the rule “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.”

Do you think Karl Lagerfeld’s comments were ridiculous and uncalled for in whatever context? Sound off below! —Erin