Karl Lagerfeld was known for having no filter, but this time the comment aged pretty badly. When asked about Adele, the designer said she was “a little fat”, although she had a beautiful face and a divine voice… but even though he tried to wrap it in a compliment, they still didn’t forgive him for it.
The phrase immediately sparked criticism online, because of course… talking about the body of a singer with that voice was already a losing move. Especially because Adele was in one of the best moments of her career, receiving awards, selling millions, and making half the world cry with her songs.
And although Lagerfeld used to throw out these kinds of comments like it was nothing, this time people didn’t let it slide. Many felt it was unnecessary to reduce Adele to her weight when her talent was precisely what had her shining everywhere.
In the end, Adele did what she does best: she kept singing, winning awards, and filling stadiums, while the comment kept floating around as one of those opinions nobody asked for.
Because if anyone thought a phrase like that was going to dim her, they clearly didn’t know Adele. She kept being Adele… and Karl was left looking like the one who said too much.