Karl Lagerfield

BY admin on February 25, 2019

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One of fashions great icons has past onto the next world, Karl Lagerfeld. My first exposure came when I saw the famous white pony tail, leather gloves, black suit, and dark sunglasses.

His own look was distinctive and unwavering. Despite the fact that it was essentially a black suit with white shirt and tie, his accessories turned basics into bold. The leather gloves, high collar turned up, and occasional jewelry ensured that you took notice.

There was a never time that I saw Lagerfeld photographed in anything but his signature style. I came to wonder if he did it to leave all the attention on his own creations and stopping any talk about how he dressed as an individual, or if his style was a way to ensure that he was never missed.

His first big break came in 1967 when he started at Fendi. He would go on to work with Fendi through his entire career. In the 1980’s he resurrected Chanel from the dead bringing it’s ready-to-wear line into huge appeal. Four years later he launched his own brand aptly named “Karl Lagerfeld”.

Karl was constantly busy and intellectually fast moving. The average person was probably unaware that he was also involved in several side projects outside of fashion to satisfy his intellectual thirst including home design, voice acting starring in the movie “Totally Spies! The Movie”, and in 2013 he regularly penned political cartoons for a German newspaper.

As a celebration of his life, I have included below some of my favorite designs of his: