Karl Lagerfeld, the longtime creative director of Chanel and Fendi, passed away in Paris on February 19. He was 85. The German-born designer, who was raised outside of Hamburg, moved to Paris to work in fashion, under designers like Pierre Balmain, Jean Patou, and Chloé. He started at Fendi in 1965, where he would remain…
In a new interview with Numéro magazine, famed fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld—the man behind Chanel, Fendi, and his eponymous line—had some harsh words about the #MeToo movement. “I’m fed up with it…What shocks me most in all of this are the starlets who have taken 20 years to remember what happened,” he said when asked…
After Kaia Gerber made her runway debut last fall, walking for designers from Calvin Klein to Saint Laurent, pretty much everyone in the fashion industry came to the same conclusion: This sixteen-year-old model is one to watch. (And, we’re just a little obsessed with her runway walk.) Now, Gerber is adding another impressive title to…
Karl Lagerfeld may be at the create head of two of the most well-known international fashion houses (those would be Chanel and Fendi), but he still somehow manages to squeeze in a few design collaborations every year under his namesake label. In 2017, he’s worked with Vilebrequin on swimwear, with Steiff on a stuffed toy…