Karl Lagerfeld

Karl Lagerfeld

FASHION DESIGNER

Creative director behind numerous fashion brands, including Chanel and the Karl Lagerfeld Collection. After winning the coats category in a design competition, he secured a coveted apprenticeship with Pierre Balmain. In 2001, he lost nearly 100 pounds after claiming that he wanted to wear tighter clothes. He is the son of Otto Lagerfeld, a wealthy businessman who introduced the concept of condensed milk. In 2005, he was the photographer for V magazine's feature of Mariah Carey.

  • When was
    Karl Lagerfeld born?

    Karl Lagerfeld was born on Sunday, September 10, 1933

  • Where was
    Karl Lagerfeld born?

    Karl Lagerfeld was born in Hamburg, Germany

  • How old is
    Karl Lagerfeld?

    Karl Lagerfeld is 91

  • How much is Karl Lagerfeld worth?

    Karl Lagerfeld is worth $300 Million


Best Quotes

  • Only the minute and the future are interesting in fashion -- it exists to be destroyed. If everybody did everything with respect, you'd go nowhere.
  • The reason American cars don't sell anymore is that they have forgotten how to design the American Dream. What does it matter if you buy a car today or six months from now, because cars are not beautiful. That's why the American auto industry is in trouble: no design, no desire.
  • Stupidly it should not be. It should be also nice. One must get along with that. Is however not necessary.
  • Beauty is also submitted to the taste of time, so a beautiful woman from the Belle Epoch is not exactly the perfect beauty of today, so beauty is something that changes with time.

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