Karl Lagerfeld

Fashion designer

1933 –

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Who is Karl Lagerfeld?

Karl Lagerfeld is a German fashion designer, artist, and photographer based in Paris. He is the head designer and creative director of the fashion house Chanel as well as the Italian house Fendi and his own label fashion house. Over the decades, he has collaborated on a variety of fashion and art-related projects. He is well recognized around the world for his trademark white hair, black glasses, and high starched collars.

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Born
Sep 10, 1933
Hamburg
Also known as
  • Roland Karl
  • Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel
  • Chanel
  • Monsieur Karl Lagerfeld
  • Karl Lagerfeldt
  • Karl Otto Lagerfeldt
Parents
Siblings
Ethnicity
  • Germans
Nationality
  • Germany
Profession
Education
  • Lycée Montaigne
Employment
  • Chanel
  • Jean Patou
    (1958 - )
  • Apprentice, Pierre Balmain
    (1955 - )
  • Tiziani
    (1963 - 1969)
  • Fendi
  • Chloé
  • Isetan
Lived in
  • Paris
  • Monaco

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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