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• ABOUT US • BIOGRAPHY • CAREERS • WORLD OF KARL • STORES As one of the world’s most celebrated fashion designers, Karl Lagerfeld is globally renowned for his aspirational and cutting-edge approach to style. The iconic designer’s namesake fashion house reflects his own signature aesthetic through creative, cool and accessible-luxe apparel and...

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Lagerfeld documentary sparks intrigue

Karl Lagerfeld's documentary, Lagerfeld Confidentiel, is making fashion headlines since its select previews around the world. The film, which sees a UK release this October, offers a glimpse of the dark-spectacled grey ponytail designer. For his admirers, Karl Lagerfeld has long since succeeded in turning himself into a fashion icon. His persona...

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directs latest Dom Perignon

Fashion designers and champagne houses have long gone hand in hand, and the latest relationship forged is between Dom Perignon and Karl Lagerfeld. In its new campaign, Karl Lagerfeld photographed model Claudia Schiffer cast as a woman who seduces her man by playing multiple roles: from sexy French maid and androgynous boy-toy to a soulful diva,...

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Lagerfeld for less

The name Karl Lagerfeld conjures up images of inimitable style, dark sunglasses, fans a-flutter and adoring fans. Lagerfeld's career in fashion spans fifty years, from his auspicious start as an apprentice at the house of Balmain to his current roles as creative director for Chanel and Fendi and his own lines, the high-end Lagerfeld Collection...

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Lagerfeld stays at Fendi

Karl Lagerfeld's contract with Fendi expires later this year causing rumours about his approaching departure to spread like wildfire. Fendi CEO, Michael Burke, has denied the gossip. "I am functioning as if it were being renewed. Karl and I agree things have to change. We're working on find a better way to go forward," he told WWD. Lagerfeld had...

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Gotta love Karl

German fashion designer and wunderkind Karl Lagerfeld is not one for false modesty. And for that we are thankful, because the world is too full of hypocrisy as it is. Lagerfeld recently admitted that he is the most visible person in the world. Although he has spoken about his admiration for the likes of Hedi Slimane and labels like Thom Browne...

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Fashion's Boy Friday

Just when he had angered high street retailer H&M and the British public with his comments about British women being too large for his designs, it has been revealed that Jack-of-all-trades Karl Lagerfeld has shot an add campaign for sports retailer Adidas. The campaign was shot in mid-November at the designer's studio in Paris, and marks a...

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Lagerfeld To Apologise

Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld has been ordered to apologise to British women after claiming they are too fat for his clothes. The designer threw a hissy fit when high street chain H&M made his designs bigger to fit the average British woman, who is a size 16. He complained they had been created for 'slim, slender people'. Now H&M directors are...

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Lagerfeld offended by H&M

German designer Karl Lagerfeld's collaboration with mass retailer H&M has left behind a bitter aftertaste. Lagerfeld has expressed his disappointment in the Swedish retailer's limited sales policy of the collection he designed for the chain. Accusing H&M of snobbery, he expressed his distaste for the manner in which limited number of his designs...

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Lagerfeld scores again

Designer Karl Lagerfeld really does appear to have the Midas touch. His collaboration with H&M appears to be a success. Paris shoppers stood in line outside H&M last Friday at 6am just for a taste of the high life that the limited edition Lagerfeld for H&M collection offers them. According to one Paris shopper, the hype in France might have...

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Lagerfeld's dress code

The German fashion designer is infuriating Paris fashion photographers by imposing a dress code on them. At his next Chanel show, fashion photographers must wear white shirts, black jackets and black trousers. If they do not comply, they will be denied access to the show. The stringent measures are being taken because Lagerfeld will be using...

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Fashion's multi-taskers

The hugely gifted German designer is not one to be pinned down or hemmed in. Karl Lagerfeld will not confine his talents to designing for Chanel and Fendi and his own Lagerfeld Gallery. Most recently he has joined forces with Swedish fashion emporium H&M to design a limited, affordable collection. However, fashion design is not the only thing on...