Sure, he's arrogant. Nobody personifies haute couture like Karl Lagerfeld. Things that would look absurd on anyone else look absurd on Uncle Karl, too, but somehow he pulls it off.

Karl's like the grand dame of high fashion. He could use some lessons on diplomacy and tact, but Uncle Karl knows his fashion. Better yet, he knows how to have fun at the same time.

Case in point: This picture. Both look haughty, both look starched, pressed and stuffed. Both seem to be inanimate, but one has the power of speech, and uses it to bash one and all, freely to any who will listen. Heidi Klum is far from fat, despite what he says. Even if she has four more kids she will probably never be fat. She must have done something to piss him off.

Apparently so has her husband. Uncle Karl decided to make fun of Seal's unfortunate complexion recently, saying even his skin looked better than that. That was a low blow. His skin has been shellacked like that for years. It couldn't change if it wanted to.

Still, you gotta like Uncle Karl. Most days. I hope he doesn't eat that dog.