On February 19, the famous fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld died in France. He was 85 years old. Lagerfeld was the irreplaceable creative director of the two most famous fashion houses in the world – Fendi and Chanel. The couturier also had its own brand – Karl Lagerfeld. How did he change world fashion? And what the Designer will be remembered for?
- In 1958, Karl Lagerfeld released his first collection under the pseudonym of Roland Karl. His debut collection was a failure. He thought about leaving the fashion world forever.
- Karl Lagerfeld invented his image back in 1976. Since then, he has not changed his hairstyle and dark glasses.
- Karl Lagerfeld was never married. His life partner was Jacques de Bascher. He died in 1989 from AIDS.
- In the 2000s, Karl Lagerfeld weighed 100 kg. He lost 40 kg to put on a suit from Hedi Slimane.
- Lagerfeld put his beloved cat Princess Choupette into the will. Lagerfeld’s cat had 3 maids and she ate at the same table with the owner.
- Lagerfeld practically did not use modern technologies.
- Lagerfeld did not like overweight women. He never produced clothes larger than XS.
- It was Lagerfeld who styled the miniskirts.
- In 1993, Lagerfeld invited to the show famous porn actress. Because of that, editor-in-chief of Vogue Anna Wintour left the hall.
- He was a huge fan of diet Coca-Cola. He drank it after waking up and before bed.
- In addition to fashion, he was fond of photography and painting. Another passion of Lagerfeld was books.