Believe it or not, hater extraordinaire Karl Lagerfeld has something nice to say. If you know anything about Karl Lagerfeld you'll know that he is not one for blowing smoke up someone's, well, you know what (he once said models weren't anorexic, but had skinny bones; he also criticized the city of Paris for its lack of verve; he's currently suing writer Alicia Drake for her book The Beautiful Fall).

In a moment of unbridled generosity, Kaiser Karl told WWD that he thought supermodels actually got better with age. His proof? Lagerfeld recently photographed Claudia Schiffer for a Dom Pérignon campaign. Of the experience, he said, "She was younger, fresher and more professional than ever. She was a dream to work with."

FINALLY someone in the fashion industry realized that women -- not 18 year-olds -- are where it's at.