In his adolescence, when he was fourteen, Karl saw that his future was elsewhere and made a bold decision, after obtaining the blessing of his parents, to move to Paris, where he attended a private school. Lagerfeld finished his high school studies at Montaigne High School and wanted to specialise in painting and history.
Two years after his travels, he participated with a collection of his drawings and several textile samples of his designs in a programme of design competitions, in which he won first place in the coat category, jointly with another winner, Saint Laurent, who later became a close friend of Lagerfeld.
Soon after, Karl worked with the well-known French designer Pierre Balmain, first as a junior assistant, then as an apprentice, and although it was hard and stressful work, the young designer continued to work for three years; after that, he moved to work with another fashion house before he took off. for his solo work in 1961.
Lagerfeld worked to head the Chanel fashion house, which was founded by Coco Chanel, for three decades. He is considered the reason and supernatural force behind the revival of the famous Chanel fashion house, and he presented 8 fashion collections annually until he established his own brand that bears his name (Karl Lagerfeld) in 1984, which he founded on the idea of what he described as "intellectual sexiness." Over the years, the brand has earned a reputation for quality tailoring and bold ready-to-wear pieces like brightly coloured bomber jackets. In 2005, Lagerfeld sold his brand to Tommy Hilfiger.
In 2015, the first Karl Lagerfeld store opened in Doha, Qatar.
He is also known for his all-day sunglasses and ponytail, and when asked if he hides behind his sunglasses to avoid being watched!Karl Lagerfeld commented on this by saying:
"I don't want everyone to be able to see my facial expressions, because myopic people have a kind of sad look like a puppy they're hoping to adopt, and you have to take off your glasses for two or three hours so you don't look like that, and that pathetic look is what I don't want." "Really, that's not the impression I want to make, because I'm not like that."
In another statement to the interviewers, Lagerfeld said that he learned more by visiting the Hamburg Kunsthalle Museum frequently than he ever did in school. His biggest inspiration came from artists.
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Karl Lagerfeld died on February 19, 2019. According to press reports, he died after suffering from a health problem from which he had been suffering for the last few weeks of his life. During his illness, the designer missed two fashion shows at Darshan.
Following Lagerfeld's death, media reports revealed that he left $3 million to his spoiled Berman cat Choupette, and some reports claimed that the cat possesses the entire $198 million fortune.It is reported that it was a gift from one of the models at Chanel.
