Karl
"I remember as a child one day I was sitting and drawing on my mother's desk in a special room in a country house and I said to myself (it's ridiculous): "I think I will become a Legend". I was, perhaps, eight…".
The Longread is dedicated to a great person — with deep respect and admiration
Lagerfeld
"The
of Fashion"
Fashion designer
Photographer
Collectioner
Perfumer
Interior designer
Writer
Actor
Publisher
...
Fashion designer
Photographer
Collectioner
Perfumer
Interior designer
Writer
Actor
Publisher
...
"As a child I remember one day I was sitting and drawing on my mother’s desk in a special room in a country house, and I said to myself (it's ridiculous): "I think I will become a Legend". I was, perhaps, eight…".
of Fashion"
Kaizer
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Documental facts
According to official data, Karl Otto Lagerfeld was born on September 10, 1933 in Hamburg in a large entrepreneur's family, a condensed mill production factory owner.
Karl had two sisters — a half-sister Tea and an elder one — Marta-Christiana had been living in the USA since 1957
called
of his birth
different dates
Lagerfeld named different dates of his birth — from 1933 to 1938s, but in an interview from 2013 he said he was born in 1935 reffering the date's confusion his mother's fault.
Hamburg —
Bad Bramstedt — Hamburg
Bad Bramstedt — Hamburg
In 1944, the war and the destroyed Hamburg forced the Lagerfields to move to their estate in Bad Bramstedt for five long years.
Lagerfeld
his
Pictured: destroyed post-war Humburg
Having never defended his diploma, but showing great talent
and diligence, Karl Lagerfeld creates his own powerful fashion empire and becomes one of the most influential world's Haute couture business persones
and diligence, Karl Lagerfeld creates his own powerful fashion empire and becomes one of the most influential world's Haute couture business persones
At the age of 19, Lagerfeld moved to Paris with his mother and began studying at the High Fashion Syndicate.
Paris
Pictured: the Dior's Fashion Shows 1947-50s fragments
The fashion show reflected a new female image vision that replaced the strict wartime silhouettes; the collection was prepared by about 700 seamstresses
Returning to his hometown in 1949, the young Karl Lagerfeld first time attends Christian Dior’s Autumn / Winter Fashion Show that makes a strong impression on him
Pictured: Young Karl Lagerfeld
"Youthfulness is about how you live not when you were born".
K.Lagerfeld:
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9
3
1
3
3
–
9
8
true age,
Lagerfeld achieved everything himself: in his early years his career developed slowly, but his talent and love for his work made the whole world talk about him as a "Kaizer Karl" or "King of Fashion"
Haute couture (French) — "High Fashion"
Maestro
the way to
Haute couture
Lagerfeld:
Pret-a-porter (fr. Prêt-à-porter) — models of clothing for mass production
Head of Chloé
While working at Chloé, Lagerfeld was engaged in the creation of pret-a-porte collections; cooperation with Chloé lasted until mid-1968, until the Fashion house changed it's owners.
Lagerfeld was awarded the "Golden Spinning Wheel" for his achievements in the field of High Fashion, and this award was just one of his several ones.
Woven from of 36 sable skins, treated with a special composition to get the "moonlight radiance" effect, decorated with an orchid, this fur coat was valued at € 1,000,000
«Golden spinning wheel»
Lagerfeld was given an Award for 'coat design' by participating in a 'competition' from the International Wool Secretariat; 17-year-old Yves Saint Laurent was declared the winner.
After the Contest Pierre Balmain, one of the Jury members, invited Karl to become his assistant — Lagerfeld worked in his Fashion House until 1962; they become friends with Saint Laurent and this friendship lasted for more than 20 years, until 1975
1963
1973
1966
Later, in 2010, for his culture and art development contribution, Lagerfeld will be awarded as a Knight of the Honor Legion
Lagerfeld later returned to Chloé in 1992 and served as Chief Fashion Designer until 1997
Head of Fendi
4 Houses
1958
1965
Working with Fendi, Lagerfeld created collections of natural leather and fur, not considering using them reprehensible for clothing production what he'll be regularly attacked by animal rights activists for.
Since 1963, Lagerfeld has been doing almost the impossible — collaborating with four fashion houses at the same time: Chloé, Krizia, Charles Jaurdan, Fendi
Since 1958 Lagerfeld worked as a creative director for Jean Patou; although he was bored, he takes over the secrets of craftsmanship from the cutter Alfounsine and the warehouse head, Mr. Gabriel, and creates a "K-Line" — with a simple front, a contoured back and an overstated waist — for everyone’s surpise
In 2015, as part of the Paris Haute Couture Week, Lagerfeld, as part of the Fendi "High Fur" Collection, presented the world’s most expensive fur coat
1954
First Prize
Pictured: Lagerfeld (left) и Saint Laurent (right) after the Contest of 1954
At Vienna University of Applied Arts, Karl Lagerfeld’s teaching colleagues were many famous artists, directors, designers — Vivienne Westwood, Oscar Kokoschka, etc.
Head of Chanel
A Karl Lagerfeld Fashion House 'Impression'
While working at Channel,
like at Chloé, Lagerfeld was first engaged in creating pret-a-porte collections, but the course was taken to revive the Fashion House former glory — and Karl was really succeeded with it
like at Chloé, Lagerfeld was first engaged in creating pret-a-porte collections, but the course was taken to revive the Fashion House former glory — and Karl was really succeeded with it
Owning his own Fashion House — 'Karl Lagerfeld Impression' — become a natural result of many years Lagerfeld’s work and creativity, despite the fact that Fashion Olympus has already long submitted to him by this moment
1984
1983
Professor of Higher Education
1979
Olympus
Jean Patou
The demonstration of the "One million fur coat" caused another flurry of criticism from zoo activists
Kaizer (German) — "King"
1984 – 2019
Leaving Chloé In 1983, for the position of Chanel creative director, and then establishing in 1984 his own brand, Lagerfeld remained the creative director of these two brands until the end of his life, and no doubt no one could do more for them
A Creative Director of the Karl Lagerfeld's Brand, Chanel, Fendi
Lagerfeld achieved everything himself: in his early years his career developed slowly, but his talent and love for his work made the whole world talk about him as a "Kaizer Karl" or "King of Fashion"
Haute couture (French) — "High Fashion"
Maestro
the way to
Haute couture
Lagerfeld:
Pret-a-porter (fr. Prêt-à-porter) — models of clothing for mass production
Head of Chloé
While working at Chloé, Lagerfeld was engaged in the creation of pret-a-porte collections; cooperation with Chloé lasted until mid-1968, until the Fashion house changed it's owners.
Lagerfeld was awarded the "Golden Spinning Wheel" for his achievements in the field of High Fashion, and this award was just one of his several ones.
Woven from of 36 sable skins, treated with a special composition to get the "moonlight radiance" effect, decorated with an orchid, this fur coat was valued at € 1,000,000
«Golden spinning wheel»
Lagerfeld was given an Award for 'coat design' by participating in a 'competition' from the International Wool Secretariat; 17-year-old Yves Saint Laurent was declared the winner.
After the Contest Pierre Balmain, one of the Jury members, invited Karl to become his assistant — Lagerfeld worked in his Fashion House until 1962; they become friends with Saint Laurent and this friendship lasted for more than 20 years, until 1975
1963
1973
1966
Later, in 2010, for his culture and art development contribution, Lagerfeld will be awarded as a Knight of the Honor Legion
Lagerfeld later returned to Chloé in 1992 and served as Chief Fashion Designer until 1997
Head of Fendi
4 Houses
1958
1965
Working with Fendi, Lagerfeld created collections of natural leather and fur, not considering using them reprehensible for clothing production what he'll be regularly attacked by animal rights activists for.
Since 1963, Lagerfeld has been doing almost the impossible — collaborating with four fashion houses at the same time: Chloé, Krizia, Charles Jaurdan, Fendi
Since 1958 Lagerfeld worked as a creative director for Jean Patou; although he was bored, he takes over the secrets of craftsmanship from the cutter Alfounsine and the warehouse head, Mr. Gabriel, and creates a "K-Line" — with a simple front, a contoured back and an overstated waist — for everyone’s surpise
In 2015, as part of the Paris Haute Couture Week, Lagerfeld, as part of the Fendi "High Fur" Collection, presented the world’s most expensive fur coat
1954
First Prize
Pictured: Lagerfeld (left) и Saint Laurent (right) after the Contest of 1954
At Vienna University of Applied Arts, Karl Lagerfeld’s teaching colleagues were many famous artists, directors, designers — Vivienne Westwood, Oscar Kokoschka, etc.
Head of Chanel
A Karl Lagerfeld Fashion House 'Impression'
While working at Channel,
like at Chloé, Lagerfeld was first engaged in creating pret-a-porte collections, but the course was taken to revive the Fashion House former glory — and Karl was really succeeded with it
like at Chloé, Lagerfeld was first engaged in creating pret-a-porte collections, but the course was taken to revive the Fashion House former glory — and Karl was really succeeded with it
Owning his own Fashion House — 'Karl Lagerfeld Impression' — become a natural result of many years Lagerfeld’s work and creativity, despite the fact that Fashion Olympus has already long submitted to him by this moment
1984
1983
Professor of Higher Education
1979
Olympus
Jean Patou
The demonstration of the "One million fur coat" caused another flurry of criticism from zoo activists
Kaizer (German) — "King"
1984 – 2019
Leaving Chloé In 1983, for the position of Chanel creative director, and then establishing in 1984 his own brand, Lagerfeld remained the creative director of these two brands until the end of his life, and no doubt no one could do more for them
A Creative Director of the Karl Lagerfeld's Brand, Chanel, Fendi
Your body must be perfect. If it is not, go on a diet and buy smaller things
K.Lagerfeld:
Clothes for the thin
With these words, in 2004, Lagerfeld responded to one negative review appeared in the news about the collection of the H&M fashion store chain: the Company offered one of the buyers clothes of larger sizes than the ones the Lagerfeld’s Collection consisted on and were to be sold by H&M the way it was agreed with Maestro
Maestro lost his weight due to a special diet developed for him by Jean-Claude Aubry, a famous nutricionist
Since the mid-2000s, Lagerfeld’s own style of clothing has always included mitten gloves, closed collars and tight trousers or jeans, as well as silver Chrome Hearts jewelry.
Characteristic features of Lagerfeld’s almost permanent personal image were matte snow-white hair gathered in a ponytail and dark sunglasses he wore to correct a visual defect.
Lagerfeld's own style
Gathered in a ponytail, powdered hair has been the permanent decoration of the Maestro’s head since the mid-1970s.
I wear tight suits so that I don’t have the opportunity to get fat. My only wish is to be able to wear Dior clothes in size 46/48.
K. Lagerfeld:
"Everything I've invented
is a
thin, slender people —
that was
the original idea".
After the loss of a loved one, the Maestro himself began to gain weight noticeably, trying to dress now mainly from Japanese designers such as Matsuda, Yamamoto, Comme des Garcons — they produce a looser cut clothes.
Lagerfeld was obsessed with slimness and even opposed the ban on too thin models appearing on the podium: his clothes obliged everyone to have a good figure.
However, starting in November 2000, over the next 13 months, Karl lost about 42 kg — he wanted to wear Dior Homme suits from Edi Slimane so much.
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fashion for
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all the best
is yet to come
As much as Karl was conservative and constant in his approach to his personal image and style, his attitude to his home as a dwelling was as ambiguous and changeable, as a Fashion, he devoted all his time to, was.
At various times Maestro owned several luxury villas and apartments (8 at all) but he was easily parting with them: made in opposite styles — from classical to modern, they have been both inspiring and getting him bored of them soon.
Villa "Jako", Hamburg
The "Jako", located on the Elbe"s banks, was acquired by Lagerfeld in 1989: the pool, atrium, gold leaf in all interiors and brocade were contrasting with the strict stone facade.
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The Jako was sold 10 years later for € 10 000 000, because, according to Karl, "It is impossible to live on the Elbe — constantly looking at the river, you’re becoming lazy".
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Living room
RIght to Elbe
Bathroom
Library view
Front side
"La vigie" means "watchman": towering over the French Riviera there’s no La vigie on any map, and you can only find the mansion by road and signs; it is equipped with such a security system that Lagerfeld called it "the safest place in the world".
Lagerfeld received Villa La vigie as a gift from Prince Rainier of Monaco himself in the 1980s: the restoration of the villa, taking into account almost historical decor items, cost Karl $ 14 000 000.
Villa "La vigie", Monaco
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The villa was built in a far 1902
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A Hall. A Discreet Luxury
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A living room, calm and elegant
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A terrace with a total area of 237 sq.m.t
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A living room, calm and elegant
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A chair, a ring and a luminaire by Milan designers
"Memphis" was founded by a group of Milan designers who opposed decorativeness to minimalism, sought to overcome monotony in design, called for playing with colors, shapes, materials, combined kitsch, accosiations and references to different cultures.
Karl wanted to furnish his penthouse in Monte Carlo in some unusual style: in the 1980s, the design was overwhelmed by a postmodern ideas wave like "Memphis", and Karl’s home was filled with bright elements and prototypes of this Collection.
Penthouse, Monte-Carlo
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A table lamp
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A wardrobe
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A table + TV
However, Karl has never lived in this spacious 3-bedroom apartment with a cozy view of the park from all windows: the apartment purchased in 2006 was later put up for sale for $ 5 200 000.
Lagerfeld’s apartment at 50 Gramercy in New York City was distinguished by minimalism, huge floor-to—ceiling windows, parquet floors, cherry wood kitchen cabinets, as well as a key to the adjacent Gramercy Park — one of two private parks in New York Сity.
50 Gramercy Park, NYC
An airy living room, side 1
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An airy living room, side 2
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One of 3 bedrooms
"The egoist bedroom"
Dining room
Living room composed from famous designer's furniture
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Karl removed all the partitions and walls, choosing the decor — monochrome light, glass and metal: "I wanted a completely transparent and glass apartment. There is no color here, because I am constantly surrounded by it in my work. It’s more comfortable for me to live in a neutral environment."
His huge apartment of 350 sq. m. located in a 1982 built mansion, Lagerfeld designed in the best traditions of the ultra-avantgarde style expressing his protest against all the accepted cannons and ordinary ideas about traditional home comfort.
Futuristic apartment, Paris
A strange bed
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Elegant dressing room
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Monochrome bathroom
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all the best
is yet to come
As much as Karl was conservative and constant in his approach to his personal image and style, his attitude to his home as a dwelling was as ambiguous and changeable, as a Fashion, he devoted all his time to, was.
At various times Maestro owned several luxury villas and apartments (8 at all) but he was easily parting with them: made in opposite styles — from classical to modern, they have been both inspiring and getting him bored of them soon.
Villa "Jako", Hamburg
"La vigie" means "watchman": towering over the French Riviera there’s no La vigie on any map, and you can only find the mansion by road and signs; it is equipped with such a security system that Lagerfeld called it "the safest place in the world".
Lagerfeld received Villa La vigie as a gift from Prince Rainier of Monaco himself in the 1980s: the restoration of the villa, taking into account almost historical decor items, cost Karl $ 14 000 000.
Villa "La vigie", Monaco
Karl removed all the partitions and walls, choosing the decor — monochrome light, glass and metal: "I wanted a completely transparent and glass apartment. There is no color here, because I am constantly surrounded by it in my work. It’s more comfortable for me to live in a neutral environment."
His huge apartment of 350 sq. m. located in a 1982 built mansion, Lagerfeld designed in the best traditions of the ultra-avantgarde style expressing his protest against all the accepted cannons and ordinary ideas about traditional home comfort.
Futuristic apartment, Paris
The Jako was sold 10 years later for € 10 000 000, because, according to Karl, "It is impossible to live on the Elbe — constantly looking at the river, you’re becoming lazy".
The "Jako", located on the Elbe"s banks, was acquired by Lagerfeld in 1989: the pool, atrium, gold leaf in all interiors and brocade were contrasting with the strict stone facade.
[ 1 / 23 ]
Front side
Living room
[ 3 / 23 ]
Library view
[ 4 / 23 ]
[ 2 / 23 ]
RIght to Elbe
[ 5 / 23 ]
Bathroom
Just a dining room
[ 7 / 23 ]
Living room composed from famous designer's furniture
[ 6 / 23 ]
Elegant dressing room
[ 9 / 23 ]
"The egoist bedroom"
[ 8 / 23 ]
Monochrome bathroom
[ 10 / 23 ]
The villa was built in a far 1902
[ 11 / 23 ]
[ 12 / 23 ]
A living room, calm and elegant
However, Karl has never lived in this spacious 3-bedroom apartment with a cozy view of the park from all windows: the apartment purchased in 2006 was later put up for sale for $ 5 200 000.
Lagerfeld’s apartment at 50 Gramercy in New York City was distinguished by minimalism, huge floor-to—ceiling windows, parquet floors, cherry wood kitchen cabinets, as well as a key to the adjacent Gramercy Park — one of two private parks in New York Сity.
50 Gramercy Park, NYC
"Memphis" was founded by a group of Milan designers who opposed decorativeness to minimalism, sought to overcome monotony in design, called for playing with colors, shapes, materials, combined kitsch, accosiations and references to different cultures.
Karl wanted to furnish his penthouse in Monte Carlo in some unusual style: in the 1980s, the design was overwhelmed by a postmodern ideas wave like "Memphis", and Karl’s home was filled with bright elements and prototypes of this Collection.
Penthouse, Monte-Carlo
A Hall. A Discreet Luxury
A bathroom masterpiece
[ 13 / 23 ]
A terrace with a total area of 237 sq.mt
[ 15 / 23 ]
[ 14 / 23 ]
A table lamp
[ 19 / 23 ]
A strange bed
[ 20 / 23 ]
A chair, a ring and a luminaire by Milan designers
[ 16 / 23 ]
A table + TV
[ 18 / 23 ]
A wardrobe
[ 17 / 23 ]
An airy living room, side 1
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One of 3 bedrooms
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An airy living room, side 2
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Everything — from Louis XV's furniture to music, culture and art — all of this Karl Lagerfeld has always been insanely interested in
I look at the world and fashion through the eye of the camera. So I see much more than I can even imagine.
The other half of Lagerfeld’s personal book Collection — 300 000 volumes about the French Art of XVIII century — was sold at Christie's Auction in 2000.
Books were no less a Maestro's passion than a photography: Lagerfeld’s personal library numbered about 300 000 (!) volumes — it was just a half of his Collection.
Photography
Karl Lagerfeld became interested in photography in 1987, shooting commercials and doing photo shoots for the fashion "gloss"; Maestro also filmed all his Shows, but could not stand selfies.
In 1998 Lagerfeld opened in Paris an art photo gallery of his own works Lagerfeld Gallery— Studio 7L, and later, in 2000, founded his "7L" publishing house and a book chain in Paris.
Books
All of his
Lagerfeld turned into
and art
a gold mine of
creativity
A book is a heavy drug, and I am a happy victim of book's addiction.
Pictured: footage from the set of the film "Once upon a Time", 2013, with Keira Knightley as Coco Chanel
In 2013, by the 100th anniversary of Chanel first boutique opening, as part of the course taken to revive the Chanel brand, Lagerfeld released his "short meter" - the film "Once upon a Time", where the main role was played by Keira Knightley.
Being also a photographer, Karl Lagerfeld was constantly searching of new vectors for creativity, so he could not ignore the cinema.
Cinema (-tography)
A year later, Lagerfeld makes a film about "the events of 1954" — about "attempts to revive the former glory of Chanel"; this time the role of Coco was played by Kristen Stewart.
Pictured: Kristen Stewart as Coco Chanel in Lagerfeld's Film "Once & Forever"
In 2012 in collaboration with Geza Schoen (perfumer), Gerhard Steidl (exclusive books edition) and Wallpaper Magazine, Lagerfeld creates perfume with the books smell — "Paper Passion".
Lagerfeld is also known as a perfumer but creating his own flavors (Chloé (1975), KL (1982), Jako (1997)) he also didn't forget about book lovers.
Lagerfeld-perfumer
"Paper passion" is an unisex perfume, woody wine glasses; notes: paper, wood accord, amber, osmanthus, ozone
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K. Lagerfeld:
K. Lagerfeld:
hobbies
This quote is the epitome of Lagerfeld’s love for his mother although she was unusually rude and strict with young Karl from his early years and was "burdened" by his childhood
Gallery: Lagerfeld's female muses at different times of his work
Like Gianni Versace did, Karl actively cultivated the image of a top model in his work, inviting only the best to participate in shows, performing both as a fashion designer, and a photographer.
"There should be curtains on your nostrils. They are too big", — Elizabeth Bahlmann was joking about her son, young Karl
For example, Lagerfeld liked to dress the France President’s wife — Brigitte Macron: "She has the most beautiful legs in Paris" (quote); Princess Diana was a fan of Chanel heading by Lagerfeld.
Among his muses there were Ines de la Fressange, Cindy Crawford, Kristen Stewart, Lilli Rose Depp etc., and especially Claudia Schiffer (until she became the face of Fanta advertising campaign).
Karl Lagerfeld had no children (excepting his models he considered to be his children) and no family in classical sense, but he was always surrounded by the world first beauties, receiving recognition even from heads of state wives.
Woman all around
It's hard to find any photos of Lagerfeld's mother, but Elisabeth Bahlmann, a strong, sarcastic and cheerful woman, had a serious influence on Karl's fate from an early age — she restrained his ego, which, according to him, was the beach ball size of.
Demanding him a lot Karl's mother thereby was making him to reach one peak to another to win her approval, starting with his childhood: by the age of 7, almost without attending school, he knew three languages and was good in drawing.
Mother
"The only
I believe in is
for her child"
a mother's love
love
A French "choupette" means "cabbage" — the name of Lagerfeld’s beloved cat
According to Lagerfeld, Choupette eventually earned more than 3 million euros, so he bought a personal plane for his hard-working cat enjoying flying by the Jet, and hired two maids.
Lagerfeld confessed he never thought he could love a cat so much; thanks to his German citizenship, though being in France, Karl was able to bequeath his entire fortune to Choupette.
In the last his years Lagerfeld was strongly attached to his pet, a beloved Burmese cat named Choupette, who played a significant role in both Maestro’s personal and business life:
served as a prototype of one of the most popular and well-known Lagerfeld fashion brand prints;
became the heroine of Lagerfeld’s book named the same way — "Choupette";
Choupette
€ 3,000,000 and
a German
citizenship
"... usually sleeps on the pilot's lap"
Pictured: Lagerfeld and Choupette, his best friend of the last years, on one of advertizing posters
took part in the filming of several successful advertising campaigns.
inspired Karl to create a capsule collection of accessories;
YOUR AD COULD BE HERE
When that day Karl
traditionally,
many
didn't came out,
became
The first last time
Karl didn’t want to burden anyone about his death so he ordered cremation in advance: the ashes of Maestro were mixed with the ashes of his mother and the ashes of his one love.
On February 18th, 2019, Lagerfeld was urgently hospitalized, and the next morning, on February 19th, 2019, at the age of 85, he died of pancreatic cancer.
Instead of Karl, the guests were greeted by Virginie Viard, his "right hand"; the Couturier himself remained in a wheelchair, behind the scenes — he could no more longer move without any help.
At the beginning of January, 2019, Karl Lagerfeld for the first time did not appear in the final of his Show for Chanel Fashion House Collection, citing a sprained ankle.
In response to rumors about his imminent retirement, Lagerfeld was saying that he would leave Chanel only feet first
Pictured: This inscription appeared at the entrance to the Karl Lagerfeld's boutique in Düsseldorf the day after his death: "We thank you, Carl. In eternal love. Your team"
after the Show,
nervous
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Fashion designer, photographer, collectioner, publisher, interior designer, writer —- Lagerfeld was incredibly hardworking and talented in everything. He was everywhere and with everyone, but only his solitude allowed him to create. The eccentric and brilliant Karl. Kaizer Karl.
Throughout his career, Karl Lagerfeld collaborated with Chloe, Krizia, Charles Jourdan and Fendi, but the real home for him was the Chanel Fashion House: Karl returned the brand to fame, and thanks to Lagerfeld Chanel reached on sales with a turnover of $ 10,000,000,000.
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The epilogue
