Karl Lagerfeld (March 2010 - December 2012)
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That really is a great picture, as it is so unusual to see the Wertheimer brothers together.
And yes, the woman in the middle of the W brothers is Maureen Chiquet, Chanel's American-born CEO and former head of Banana Republic.
My understanding, and I speak with no authority here, is that Lagerfeld and Chiquet have been at odds for some time, and that is what had started the silly rumors that Karl's days at Chanel are numbered. I find it extremely hard to believe that Chiquet's vision (who has only been w Chanel since 07) would weight more than Karl's.
At any case, thanks for posting that pic.
And yes, the woman in the middle of the W brothers is Maureen Chiquet, Chanel's American-born CEO and former head of Banana Republic.
My understanding, and I speak with no authority here, is that Lagerfeld and Chiquet have been at odds for some time, and that is what had started the silly rumors that Karl's days at Chanel are numbered. I find it extremely hard to believe that Chiquet's vision (who has only been w Chanel since 07) would weight more than Karl's.
At any case, thanks for posting that pic.
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Interview with Karl from Vanity Fair Feb 1995.
(my own scan)
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Is anyone familiar with swimmer Camille Lacourt? He was at the show today; I will bet you he is a new addition to Karl's Chanel Model Army in a short time... B)
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ya i saw that and thought how random!!
Karl sure loves his pretty boys
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was this posted??
Ex-Assistant on Karl Lagerfeld: “Unbelievable Narcissist”
By Alisa Gould-Simon
May 20, 2009
An ex-Lagerfeld assistant has penned a revealing tome about the iconic designer who heads a namesake ready-to-wear line as well as Chanel. And it doesn’t look as though 37-year-old Arnaud Maillard is holding much back about the Kaiser. Titled Merci Karl!, the book, as Maillard puts it, intends to reveal “a different side” of Lagerfeld. Specifically, the side that “needs an eternity to get ready in the morning,” Maillard told Germany’s Spiegel. As for the distinct narcissism: “he takes photos of himself at every photo shoot and puts them everywhere. He surrounds himself with a kind of royal court, nobody disagrees with him.”
0diggsdigg And Maillard doesn’t stop there. “He dumps people at the drop of a dime,” he adds (though this doesn’t come as much of a surprise for those who have seen Lagerfeld Confidential, where Lagerfeld himself readily admits to his fickle nature with regard to friends and associates). While Lagerfeld “can be very generous ... he can also be merciless. I’ve seen him simply stop talking to people, stop acknowledging their existence,” Maillard continues. Of Lagerfeld’s collaboration with H&M, which Maillard says his assistants worked on non-stop for three months, the Kaiser spent “two half-days ... on the drafts. Then he got millions from the Swedes.” As for his assistants: nada. Unfortunately, thus far Maillard’s book (which Lagerfeld unsuccessfully attempted to keep from being published) has only been released in France, with a recent subsequent launch in Germany. Here’s to hoping an English translation is already in the works.
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Ex-Assistant on Karl Lagerfeld: “Unbelievable Narcissist”
By Alisa Gould-Simon
May 20, 2009
0diggsdigg And Maillard doesn’t stop there. “He dumps people at the drop of a dime,” he adds (though this doesn’t come as much of a surprise for those who have seen Lagerfeld Confidential, where Lagerfeld himself readily admits to his fickle nature with regard to friends and associates). While Lagerfeld “can be very generous ... he can also be merciless. I’ve seen him simply stop talking to people, stop acknowledging their existence,” Maillard continues. Of Lagerfeld’s collaboration with H&M, which Maillard says his assistants worked on non-stop for three months, the Kaiser spent “two half-days ... on the drafts. Then he got millions from the Swedes.” As for his assistants: nada. Unfortunately, thus far Maillard’s book (which Lagerfeld unsuccessfully attempted to keep from being published) has only been released in France, with a recent subsequent launch in Germany. Here’s to hoping an English translation is already in the works.
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I like Baptiste and he seems to be a nice guy with such a great voice. and let s not forget how hot he is.
And his amazingly pretty girls!! An endless stream of beauty!!
Karl and Ralph Lauren seem to always have the latest drop dead gorgeous young ladies in their shows!! 
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tbh i never pay attention to the girls who are with him, especially when Baptiste s in the picture 
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how can you not notice Baptiste?? there s a reason why he became Karl s muse
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^ Oh...he's alright, if you like that sort of thing... 
Karl Lagerfeld Doesn’t Want You To Know About His Side Gigs
We already knew that the breadth and depth of Karl Lagerfeld’s work in the fashion industry was pretty wide and pretty deep. But Elle’s fashion blog discovered today that when the Kaiser isn’t designing for Chanel and Fendi, shooting short films for Hogan or designing small islands, he’s doing a lot of random work that he doesn’t get credit for.
Take this ad for Levi’s, for example. A source told Elle that it’s just one of a pile of examples of Lagerfeld doing work for another brand and not taking credit for it:
Accordingly, we can’t imagine that Levi’s — or Numero, or Playboy or any of the other brands he’s done clandestine work for — would be afraid to acknowledge him as a collaborator. In fact, you would think that most people would have to beg to even get a meeting with Lagerfeld, who we thought had no time for meetings because he’s, well, always doing something.
It’s tough trying to get inside the head of someone you’ve only observed from afar, but we have a few theories. Perhaps he’s just addicted to the idea of doing work and is fulfilled with the recognition he gets from his big projects. Perhaps he thinks that doing an ad for a lower-tier ad damages the value of the work he does elsewhere, and so he asks Levi’s and its ilk to keep things on the hush (although his masstige theory makes that seem less likely). Perhaps he’s a crazy old workaholic who simply can’t turn off the limitless fountain of creativity that lives in his brain and gets a rush from seeing his work go beyond his high fashion emipre.
We don’t know if his working schedule is all that healthy, but we do know that he’s singularly devoted to bringing more beauty into the world. (Did you see his spring collection?) So long as Lagerfeld wants to spread his creativity around, we don’t have any problems with how he chooses to do it.
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Karl Lagerfeld Doesn’t Want You To Know About His Side Gigs
We already knew that the breadth and depth of Karl Lagerfeld’s work in the fashion industry was pretty wide and pretty deep. But Elle’s fashion blog discovered today that when the Kaiser isn’t designing for Chanel and Fendi, shooting short films for Hogan or designing small islands, he’s doing a lot of random work that he doesn’t get credit for.
Take this ad for Levi’s, for example. A source told Elle that it’s just one of a pile of examples of Lagerfeld doing work for another brand and not taking credit for it:
“If you go into his studio in Paris, all the covers he’s shot are pinned to the wall – and you wouldn’t believe how many there are: Numero and dozens of others” our source told us, “but the truth is, they’re not good photos: no sense of composition, poor lighting. Thank god he has a gigantic team assisting him.” The source added that “he is a designer, not a trained photographer. He takes his pictures in three or four minutes, whereby a photographer might take between half an hour to an hour and a half.”
We can’t imagine that Lagerfeld is ashamed of his work — despite what the anonymous source says about the lack of composition, his ads have always looked pretty stellar to us.
Accordingly, we can’t imagine that Levi’s — or Numero, or Playboy or any of the other brands he’s done clandestine work for — would be afraid to acknowledge him as a collaborator. In fact, you would think that most people would have to beg to even get a meeting with Lagerfeld, who we thought had no time for meetings because he’s, well, always doing something.
It’s tough trying to get inside the head of someone you’ve only observed from afar, but we have a few theories. Perhaps he’s just addicted to the idea of doing work and is fulfilled with the recognition he gets from his big projects. Perhaps he thinks that doing an ad for a lower-tier ad damages the value of the work he does elsewhere, and so he asks Levi’s and its ilk to keep things on the hush (although his masstige theory makes that seem less likely). Perhaps he’s a crazy old workaholic who simply can’t turn off the limitless fountain of creativity that lives in his brain and gets a rush from seeing his work go beyond his high fashion emipre.
We don’t know if his working schedule is all that healthy, but we do know that he’s singularly devoted to bringing more beauty into the world. (Did you see his spring collection?) So long as Lagerfeld wants to spread his creativity around, we don’t have any problems with how he chooses to do it.
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how, oh, HOW could we not know about this?!?!?!!
Karl is a rockstar my dears....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjsVFBqWivU
Words of wisdom:
Karl is a rockstar my dears....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjsVFBqWivU
Words of wisdom:
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I think I will buy this song just to hear Karl do his usually rambling which sounds a bit like rap in the video
Anyone know what he actually says?
Anyone know what he actually says?
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