Pharrell Williams, Gigi Hadid celebrate Karl Lagerfeld in moving tribute
CNNCNN — Claudia Schiffer, Anna Wintour and Gigi Hadid were among more than 1,000 guests to attend a star-studded memorial for the late Karl Lagerfeld in Paris on Thursday. Organized jointly by Chanel, Fendi and the designer’s eponymous label, the 90-minute “Karl For Ever” tribute was a fittingly grandiose spectacle to commemorate the life and achievements of the prolific designer, who died in February. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images Held at Paris’ Grand Palais, a venue that Lagerfeld regularly transformed into elaborate sets for his celebrated shows, the memorial attracted many of the world’s best-known designers models and label bosses. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images A moving on-screen homage saw dozens of renowned figures, including Dior creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri, filmmaker Baz Luhrmann and even Lagerfeld’s famous feline, Choupette, paying tribute to the German designer and his legacy.