Karl Lagerfeld is one of the pillars of the fashion world. The master collaborated with such fashion houses as "Chanel", "Chloe" and "Fendi". Thanks to his talent, millions of women around the world have become happier.
Fashion designer childhood
The full name of the famous couturier is Karl Otto Lagerfeld. He was born on September 10, 1933 in Hamburg (Germany). The family was quite wealthy, the father of the future fashion designer worked at a bank.
Karl was a late child, at the time of the birth of his mother was 42 years old, and his father was 60 years old. The boy was the only child of the couple, but he has two stepsisters.
As a child, Lagerfeld devoted a lot of time to learning foreign languages. His father was a true polyglot and had a good command of twelve languages. Karl was less successful in this area and mastered four languages: German, Italian, English and French.
Mom instilled in the boy a love of beautiful and stylish things. Even as a small child, Karl wore shirts with cufflinks and knew how to tie a tie on his own.
Introducing the fashion world
When Karl was 14 years old, the family moved to Paris. There, the young man entered the high fashion school. It was in this educational institution that Lagerfeld met with Yves Saint Laurent.
In 1954, the International Wool Secretariat held a competition, as a result of which young Karl received his first prize. He was awarded for the best coat sketch. Lagerfeld noticed the leadership of the famous fashion house "Pierre Balmen" and offered him a job.
In 1958, Karl Lagerfeld moved to the Jean Patou fashion house, where he works as an art director.
As a guest designer, Lagerfeld collaborated with Krizia, Charles Jourdan, Fendi and Chloé. What is surprising, for each brand the designer created amazing, exclusive and unlike each other things.
In 1974, the fashion designer released his first line of clothing for men, which was a stunning success. After that, Lagerfeld was invited to become a professor at the Vienna School of Applied Arts.
High fashion genius
World fame fell on the fashion designer in 1980, when Lagerfeld worked at the Chanel House on the pre-port line.
After some time, the clothing lines “KL” and “KL by Karl Lagerfeld” came out of the wizard’s hands. In 1986, Lagerfeld received the Golden Thimble, a prestigious fashion award, for his new collection for the Chanel brand.
The name of Lagerfeld becomes a sign of quality, style and sophistication. In his collections, the designer loves to use genuine leather and fur, which is why he is regularly attacked by the animal welfare society.
In addition to clothing, the fashion designer regularly releases his collections of bags and accessories.
Lagerfeld himself has for many years adhered to one style: a classic three-piece suit, leather gloves and glasses.
Favorite models of the brilliant author are Claudia Schiffer, Stella Tennant, Diana Krueger and other diva of the catwalk.
In 2000, the fashion designer released the collection under the brand Lagerfeld Gallery and showed it in Paris at Fashion Week.
In 2010, he was awarded the Legion of Honor for his great contribution to the development of art.
Lagerfeld to this day works in the global fashion industry. In 2017, under the guidance of the master, his student, Sebastian Jondo, worked on his collection.
In 2018, Karl Lagerfeld, together with the Australian cosmetic brand ModelCo, launched a line of decorative cosmetics.
