Hun Kim news and archive

Hun Kim joins GNTM as guest judge for Karl Lagerfeld-inspired catwalk

Hun Kim, Creative Director of Karl Lagerfeld, recently appeared as a guest judge on the male edition of the reality television series Germany’s Next Topmodel (GNTM), where contestants took to the runway dressed head-to-toe in Karl Lagerfeld looks. The news was shared on the brand’s official LinkedIn profile last week, highlighting the episode as...

FeaturedMember

Fashion |BACKGROUND

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...

Member

People

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...