Karl Lagerfeld, giant among fashion designers, who transformed the fortunes of Chanel – obituary
5 years, 10 months ago

Karl Lagerfeld, giant among fashion designers, who transformed the fortunes of Chanel – obituary

The Telegraph  

Karl Lagerfeld, who has died aged 85, was a spectacularly successful fashion designer. He transformed the once-moribund house of Chanel into the world’s most successful fashion label and constantly reinvented himself, rendering himself relevant to style aficionados decade after decade until his death. Presciently sensing fashion’s radical change of mood in the early 1960s, Lagerfeld, who moved from his native Germany to Paris as a precocious teenager, turned his back on haute couture and embraced ready-to-wear. He flitted effortlessly between very different labels – the high-end ready-to-wear house of Chloé, say, or the Italian fur company Fendi – subjugating any desire to cultivate a signature style to satisfying the needs of each client.

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'Becoming Karl Lagerfeld': Mini-series about fashion icon
6 months, 1 week ago

'Becoming Karl Lagerfeld': Mini-series about fashion icon

Hindustan Times  

A new French mini-series celebrates German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, with Daniel Brühl in the lead role. Meanwhile, the French, who are usually skeptical of German fashion, have dedicated a glossy streaming series to the designer called "Becoming Karl Lagerfeld." "Becoming Karl Lagerfeld" is the third series about a fashion designer to hit the international streaming market since the beginning …

Virginie Viard, who succeeded Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel, leaves fashion house
7 months ago

Virginie Viard, who succeeded Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel, leaves fashion house

Associated Press  

PARIS — Virginie Viard, the artistic director who replaced Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel after his death, is leaving the French luxury fashion house. “Chanel confirms the departure of Virginie Viard after a rich five-year collaboration as artistic director of fashion collections,” Chanel said in a press statement, without giving a reason for her departure. It said Viard “was able to …

For Karl Lagerfeld, fashion was both art and business
1 year, 7 months ago

For Karl Lagerfeld, fashion was both art and business

Live Mint  

If one were to assess Karl Lagerfeld’s contribution to the modern fashion landscape, it wouldn’t really be a new wardrobe. Small wonder then that when it was announced that the 2023 Met Gala in May would pay tribute to the late designer in the form of a retrospective show and a Karl Lagerfeld-inspired dress code, some weren’t happy. Andrew Bolton, …

How Virginie Viard showed Karl Lagerfeld’s love for fashion
1 year, 8 months ago

How Virginie Viard showed Karl Lagerfeld’s love for fashion

Live Mint  

Karl Lagerfeld was among the formidable creative forces who resurrected design houses, making them relevant for the new-age fashion consumer. With this year’s Met Gala theme being “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty”, here's looking at some of Chanel's current creative director Virginie Viard's collections that showed Lagerfeld's way of thinking. Chanel Fall 22 couture For the label's fall 22 …

On this day: Historic events that happened on 19 February
1 year, 10 months ago

On this day: Historic events that happened on 19 February

Firstpost  

Fashion designer and photographer Karl Lagerfeld breathed his last on this day in 2019. He was the creative power behind the revival of French fashion brand Chanel Several historically significant events have taken place today, 19 February. It was on this day in 1942 that US President Franklin D Roosevelt signed an order authorising the internment of Japanese Americans in …

Chanel devoted its entire new collection to tweed
2 years, 9 months ago

Chanel devoted its entire new collection to tweed

The Independent  

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Drama series based on life of Karl Lagerfeld to stream on Disney+
3 years, 4 months ago

Drama series based on life of Karl Lagerfeld to stream on Disney+

The Independent  

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Karl Lagerfeld’s most memorable quotes about fashion, celebrities and body diversity
5 years, 3 months ago

Karl Lagerfeld’s most memorable quotes about fashion, celebrities and body diversity

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Karl Lagerfeld: The emperor of fashion and the legacy he leaves behind
5 years, 3 months ago

Karl Lagerfeld: The emperor of fashion and the legacy he leaves behind

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Karl Lagerfeld memorial to be held at the Grand Palais during Paris Men's Fashion Week
5 years, 6 months ago

Karl Lagerfeld memorial to be held at the Grand Palais during Paris Men's Fashion Week

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Chanel honours late Karl Lagerfeld with minute silence at snow-covered Paris Fashion Week show
5 years, 10 months ago

Chanel honours late Karl Lagerfeld with minute silence at snow-covered Paris Fashion Week show

The Independent  

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A moment of silence at Chanel’s first show without Karl Lagerfeld
5 years, 10 months ago

A moment of silence at Chanel’s first show without Karl Lagerfeld

CNN  

CNN — French fashion house Chanel paid tribute to Karl Lagerfeld, its late creative director, at Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday morning. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images An illustrated card left on each seat at the show featured a drawing of Lagerfeld with Chanel founder Coco Chanel, with the words “The beat goes on…” written above their heads. “Thanks to his …

Chanel to pay tribute to Karl Lagerfeld with his final collection
5 years, 10 months ago

Chanel to pay tribute to Karl Lagerfeld with his final collection

Hindustan Times  

Karl Lagerfeld’s final collection for Chanel will be presented in the Grand Palais in Paris on Tuesday, the scene of some of the legendary designer’s greatest triumphs. Chanel said that “a farewell ceremony will take place at a later date” after the German-born designer’s no-fuss cremation attended by only his closest friends and colleagues. But it is unclear whether Tuesday’s …

The great and good of fashion gather to see Karl Lagerfeld cremated in Nanterre, near Paris
5 years, 10 months ago

The great and good of fashion gather to see Karl Lagerfeld cremated in Nanterre, near Paris

Daily Mail  

The fashion community gathered to say a final goodbye to legendary designer Karl Lagerfeld at his funeral on Friday afternoon, with some of the industry's leading lights turning out to celebrate the life of the style icon. She is the eldest daughter of Princess Caroline of Hanover and one of the granddaughters of American actress Grace Kelly Fashion elite: Supermodel …

End of an era, say Indian designers on Karl Lagerfeld’s death
5 years, 10 months ago

End of an era, say Indian designers on Karl Lagerfeld’s death

Hindustan Times  

German designer Karl Lagerfeld’s death in Paris on Tuesday left a void among the members of the fashion fraternity across the world. The late, Karl Lagerfeld, walks the runway during the Chanel show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2017 on October 4, 2016 in Paris, France. Sunil Sethi, FDCI President I was seeing an interview yesterday …

Lagerfeld’s legacy: Youthful designs, elaborate showmanship
5 years, 10 months ago

Lagerfeld’s legacy: Youthful designs, elaborate showmanship

Hindustan Times  

Karl Lagerfeld once created a Walmart-sized Chanel Shopping Center to show off his ready-to-wear collection. It featured aisle upon aisle of luxury foods labeled “one for the price of two.” FILE -- In this Nov. 29, 1973 photo German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, left, poses with models in Krefeld, Germany. Chanel's iconic couturier, Karl Lagerfeld, whose accomplished designs as well …

Karl Lagerfeld's ashes will be mixed with the remains of his one true love who died of AIDS in 1989
5 years, 10 months ago

Karl Lagerfeld's ashes will be mixed with the remains of his one true love who died of AIDS in 1989

Daily Mail  

Karl Lagerfeld will be cremated and his ashes likely scattered with those of his mother and late partner who died of AIDS in 1989, Chanel has said today. Companions: Jacques De Bascher wears a white jacket and waistcoat, as he accompanies his partner Karl Lagerfeld, wearing a black three-piece suit, in a photo believed to have been taken in the …

Karl Lagerfeld dead: Fashion icon and Chanel creative director dies aged 85
5 years, 10 months ago

Karl Lagerfeld dead: Fashion icon and Chanel creative director dies aged 85

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Chanel names Virginie Viard as new creative director after Karl Lagerfeld's death
5 years, 10 months ago

Chanel names Virginie Viard as new creative director after Karl Lagerfeld's death

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Met Gala 2023: Designer Karl Lagerfeld is this year's theme – here are his most iconic moments
5 years, 10 months ago

Met Gala 2023: Designer Karl Lagerfeld is this year's theme – here are his most iconic moments

BBC  

Met Gala 2023: Designer Karl Lagerfeld is this year's theme – here are his most iconic moments Getty Karl Lagerfeld was, for some, a controversial figure, but in fashion terms he remains a dazzling icon. Karl and Yves Getty Unknown at that time, Karl Lagerfeld in 1954 launched his fashion career proper by winning a prestigious fashion prize organised by …

Lagerfeld’s legacy: Youthful designs, elaborate showmanship
5 years, 10 months ago

Lagerfeld’s legacy: Youthful designs, elaborate showmanship

Associated Press  

PARIS — Karl Lagerfeld once created a Walmart-sized “Chanel Shopping Center” to show off his ready-to-wear collection. It’s the pop art of the 21st century,” Lagerfeld said, his eyes barely visible behind his enigmatic shades. Chanel, it was said, put the “show” in “fashion show.” Lagerfeld was also an anachronism, dressing in a punk, baroque style and defying political correctness …

Thanks to Karl Lagerfeld’s problematic views, the fashion industry was forced to face some ugly truths
5 years, 10 months ago

Thanks to Karl Lagerfeld’s problematic views, the fashion industry was forced to face some ugly truths

The Independent  

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Chanel: Iconic couturier Karl Lagerfeld has died
5 years, 10 months ago

Chanel: Iconic couturier Karl Lagerfeld has died

Hindustan Times  

Chanel’s iconic couturier, Karl Lagerfeld, whose accomplished designs as well as trademark white ponytail, high starched collars and dark enigmatic glasses dominated high fashion for the past 50 years, has died. Chanel's iconic couturier, Karl Lagerfeld, whose accomplished designs as well as trademark white ponytail, high starched collars and dark enigmatic glasses dominated high fashion for the last 50 years, …

Karl Lagerfeld, who ruled Chanel design for decades, dead at 85
5 years, 10 months ago

Karl Lagerfeld, who ruled Chanel design for decades, dead at 85

Live Mint  

Frankfurt/Paris: Karl Lagerfeld, the German fashion designer who helped set the industry standard for five decades with collections that dressed celebrities such as Princess Diana and actress Keira Knightley, has died. Lagerfeld “was ahead of his time, which widely contributed to the Houseof Chanel’s success throughout the world,” Chanel chief executive officer Alain Wertheimer said in the statement. “Not only …

The wit and wisdom of Karl Lagerfeld: His best quotes
5 years, 10 months ago

The wit and wisdom of Karl Lagerfeld: His best quotes

Hindustan Times  

Designer Karl Lagerfeld was not just fashion’s great survivor, he was also one of its most wicked wits. Just not this earth.” On pyjamas “Everybody should go to bed dressed like they have a date at the door.” On fashion show ‘highs’ “I’m a kind of fashion nymphomaniac who never gets an orgasm.” On intellectuals “I hate intellectual conversation with …

Karl Lagerfeld: Fashion’s prolific commander-in-chief dies
5 years, 10 months ago

Karl Lagerfeld: Fashion’s prolific commander-in-chief dies

Hindustan Times  

Karl Lagerfeld enjoyed the stature of a god among mortals in the world of fashion, where he stayed on top for well over half of a century and up to his death, at an age almost nobody apart from himself knew with to-the-day precision. FILE PHOTO: German designer Karl Lagerfeld appears at the end of his Spring/Summer 2019 women's ready-to-wear …

German fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld dies in Paris at age 85
5 years, 10 months ago

German fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld dies in Paris at age 85

Al Jazeera  

The creative genius who helped make Paris the ‘fashion capital of the world’ dies at age 85 after rumours of illness. Haute couture designer and Chanel creative director Karl Lagerfeld has died at age 85 at the American Hospital of Paris. The German directed two giants of the fashion industry – LVMH-owned luxury label Fendi since 1977, and Paris’s family-owned …

Karl Lagerfeld, designer who translated the mood of the moment and saved Chanel, dies
5 years, 10 months ago

Karl Lagerfeld, designer who translated the mood of the moment and saved Chanel, dies

LA Times  

Chanel was a faded fashion empire when Karl Lagerfeld arrived to see if he could pump life back into the tired brand. Anna Wintour, Melania Trump and Kim Kardashian pay tribute to Karl Lagerfeld » “When Lagerfeld took over the Chanel collections, they had one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel,” said former fashion editor …

Lagerfeld's legacy: Youthful designs, elaborate showmanship
5 years, 10 months ago

Lagerfeld's legacy: Youthful designs, elaborate showmanship

China Daily  

German designer Karl Lagerfeld appears at the end of his Spring/Summer 2013 women's ready-to-wear fashion show for French fashion house Chanel during Paris fashion week, Oct 2, 2012. PARIS — Karl Lagerfeld once created a Walmart-sized "Chanel Shopping Center" to show off his ready-to-wear collection. German designer Karl Lagerfeld appears at the end of his Spring/Summer 2013 women's ready-to-wear fashion …

Legendary fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld dies at 85 in Paris
5 years, 10 months ago

Legendary fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld dies at 85 in Paris

India Today  

Karl Lagerfeld, the artistic director of fashion brands Chanel, Fendi and Lagerfeld, died in Paris on Tuesday. There was speculation about the designer's health condition after he missed the final bow at Paris Fashion Week's Chanel haute couture show for the first time ever. The Chanel show without Karl Lagerfeld, which took place last month, led to rumours about his …

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