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One year later: How Chanel, Fendi and the Karl Lagerfeld brand are faring without Karl

Exactly one year ago the news came out that designer Karl Lagerfeld had died. At that time he was the creative director of Chanel, Fendi and his own brand: Karl Lagerfeld. One of the big questions on 19 February 2019 was: what to do next? Who will take the artistic lead over the brands and how do you follow someone like Kaiser Karl? After a...

19 Feb 2020

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How Karl Lagerfeld’s eponymous brand plans to continue for now

After the death of the iconic German designer Karl Lagerfeld on Tuesday, questions remain at his eponymous label as to who will succeed him. Hun Kim is the current design director at the brand and former French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld will continue to play a role in the creative process. "At this moment, we're grieving. Decisions will be...

21 Feb 2019