Earlier today, we tweeted you guys a reminder to pick up your copy of Metro International, as today’s issue was guest edited by the one and only Karl Lagerfeld. Not to be missed!  

Akin to every other interview he gives, Kaiser Karl provided a host of interesting quotes that only he could come out with. Some may become misconstrued in the near future, but his frank honesty is one of the many reasons we love him.

Karl on Adele:

“The thing at the moment is Adele. She is a little too fat, but she has a beautiful face and a divine voice.”

Karl on Lana Del Rey:

“I prefer Adele and Florence Welch. But as a modern singer, she is not bad. Lana Del Rey is not bad at all. She looks very much like a modern-time singer. In her photos she is beautiful. Is she a construct with all her implants? She’s not alone with implants.”

Karl on MIA sticking her middle finger up during Madonna’s Superbowl performance:

“Nowadays people give the middle finger quite quickly – it’s not the best behaviour. Everybody does that, what’s new about that? It’s just become a bad habit. People in magazines are 50% bimbo and 50% pregnant women.”

Karl on his weight:

“I found out that clothes are much better than scales and things like this. Clothes don’t lie. If you have only clothes in one size and nothing one millimeter bigger, the minute something hurts somewhere, you know it’s time. And always keep a pair of tight jeans, something tight for control.”

You can find more Karl-isms in today’s Metro International, which is available in 22 countries and 100 cities. You can also get it from iTunes or ModMods.com.

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I’ve only recently had the pleasure of discovering the mesmerising and multi-talented M.I.A; an artist whose uniquely fusioned and inspired musical style is as arresting as her personal style.

The English/Sri Lankan M.I.A is known for her mixture of hip-hop, dance hall, electronica and tribal music and fashion. It comes as no surprise then that the Central Saint Martin’s graduate and one-time room mate of Luella Bartley has turned her talented hands to design, with her clothing line Okley Run.

After showcasing her designs in her own short film Real Pirates of the Caribbean starring Okley Leslie, M.I.A launched Okley Run in September 2008 during New York Fashion Week. Selling Mexican, African and Islamic inspired prints and designs at Opening Ceremony and on her own website, a limited line of tees, hoodies, leggings, jackets and leotards are available.

Okley Run bares more than a faint resemblance to American Apparel’s separates save the fantastical prints (which include watermelons and ikat-inspired designs). My favourite piece is the ‘Mexico Body’ (above) - wear M.I.A style with gold high-tops, a vintage bomber jacket, red lips and plenty of attitude, “blaze a blaze!”

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