Global Courant 2023-04-30 21:45:00
Karl Lagerfeld was an icon of the fashion industry and one of the most popular designers of the 20th century, spending many of his years working for brands such as Fendi and Chanel, collaborating and creating ready-to-wear and couture lines. , as well as his brand later.
Lagerfeld was born in 1933 in Hamburg, Germany into a wealthy family led by his German businessman father, a Swedish mother, and with the designer speaking an impressive four languages, including German, English, French and Spanish.
“Met Gala 2023” will be an evening dedicated to the late designer Karl Lagerfeld.
Lagerfeld entered the fashion industry when he began working with Pierre Balmain as his assistant after winning a coat design competition in 1955, then went on to work for fashion houses such as Tiziano, Chloe and Curiel, which led to the arrival of his at Fendi.
But perhaps Karl Lagerfeld will be best remembered for his time and work at Chanel, arriving in 1982 as a designer after Alain Wertheimer asked him to join the fashion house, which many thought was a move wrong by Lagerfeld, who never looked back and redefined the codes by which Chanel made their designs, taking the founder’s vision to a whole new level and shining.
Lagerfeld took the brand to the next level, designing cult items and taking the interlocking C’s to a whole new level around the world. In 1984, Karl Lagerfeld founded his own fashion line, with the designer admitting to Vogue that it wasn’t his dream to have his name on a store, but the time was right to do so after making a name for himself his and it would be a waste not to use it.
The Tommy Hilfiger Group bought the brand in 2005, with Lagerfeld continuing to be involved as creative chief throughout the design process./ Top Albania Radio
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