Born September 10, 1933 in Hamburg, Germany, Karl Lagerfeld, whose real name is Karl Otto Lagerfeldt, is the son of a Scandinavian businessman and a Prussian mother. He grew up in a wealthy family, between the field Bissemor, property bought by his parents, near Bad Bramstedt and Hamburg.
In 1953, Karl and his mother left Germany and landed in Paris. After attending a private school, the young Karl became a student at the Lycée Montaigne. A year later, he won first prize at the outset (tied with Yves Saint Laurent) International Secretariat hosted by Woolmark. He had previously been careful to streamline its name by erasing the "t" final. Spotted by the couturier Pierre Balmain, jury member, he was immediately hired as his personal assistant from 1955 to 1962. It shall elect from home this period at 7, Quai Voltaire, in a mansion. Art director at the couturier Jean Patou in 1959, he then chooses to launch his own independent label in France, Germany and Italy and Japan.
In 1963, Chloé appealed to the designer for his collection of ready-to-wear and accessories. A brand which he will make the beautiful days for twenty years. In 1983, Chanel strongly suffers from the disappearance of the legendary Coco Chanel (1971), and touches complete closure. Karl Lagerfeld is then chosen to perpetuate the spirit of the deceased stylist and is given full authority. A mission that succeeds wonderfully. He chose the "model who speaks" Inès de la Fressange to embody the brand. Elegance and simplicity are put in the spotlight. Claudia Schiffer, Cindy Crawford, Carla Bruni, Naomi Campbell ... The most sublime tops parade for the fashion designer.
In 1991, Chloe is once again called upon to burnish its brand in decline and refresh its collection. The same year, he received the International Award of the Council of Fashion Designers of America.
In 1999, the German designer, who has paid taxes in France for fifteen years, encounter significant tax problems. Scooping a tax adjustment of 87 million francs, his lawyer finally managed to get a discount to 46 million francs to the Minister of Economy and Finance at the time, Dominique Strauss Kahn.
In 2004, H & M picks the darling of the biggest star for a collection accessible to all budgets. The models snapped in minutes ... Before bitterness customers away empty handed, Karl, famous for its cult phrases, will these words: "I have found painful as H & M upset so many people. It is snobbery in antisnobisme ".
In 2007, in the wake of having sold every one of its brands Tommy Hilfiger, he made K Karl, another manly and ladylike accumulation, a chic urban soul in walks. Skilled with a solid feeling of self-joke, it assumes its own particular part in 2006 in The Valet by Francis Veber. 2008 was a bustling year for the well known maker, progressively looked for. He signs with Coty to dispatch her own particular line of fragrances and postures on an ad for Road Safety to empower the wearing of intelligent yellow vest with the trademark: "It's yellow, it's revolting, it's not running with nothing, but rather it can spare your life. " While he had heretofore denied completely any indication of refinement, Karl Lagerfeld is finished.
In 2010, Commander of the Legion of Honor, by Nicolas Sarkozy. After a year, he outlined the new pullover of the France group, turned into the substance of the Volkswagen promoting and dressed a jug of Coca-Cola in his resemblance. Close by Marie Drucker and Stephane Bern, he remarks on the wedding of Catherine Middleton and Prince William in April of that year.
In 2012, the designer, undauntedly turned towards innovation, shows up in the video for Jean-Roch, from Snoop Dogg, and makes another brand, KARL only accessible on the site Net-a-porter.L'homme to everlasting dark gloves and goggles likewise thrives in another enthusiasm: photography, obviously form. Notwithstanding his work in design, Karl Lagerfeld opened in 1998 the Gallery (now, after seven years, Lagerfeld Collection), committed to photography, photography books on structural engineering, and prepared to wear female. It was he who guarantees all photos for Chanel publicizing effort. Protection side, Karl Lagerfeld said to incline toward living alone since the passing of his accomplice, Jacques de Bascher, kicked the bucket of AIDS in 1983.
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