Never one to mince words, German designer Karl Lagerfeld has come out in defense of the modeling industry practices of using super-thin models, insisting no one wants to look at “fat” women on the runway.

The Chanel chief’s comments came after the popular German women’s magazine Brigitte announced that they would no longer use professional models for its photoshoots.

“Fat mummies sit there in front of the television with their chip packets and say skinny models are ugly,” Lagerfeld tells Focus Magazine.