Alber Elbaz, Karl Lagerfeld Both Talk Drugs in Fashion September 7, 2011 1:02 pm >> Karl Lagerfeld, in New York to launch his Macy's collection, talked with Style.com about fashion's notorious vices, but maintained: "I never smoke, I never take drugs, I’m never drunk, because I like only what I’m doing — work, reading, learning, sketching, taking photos.