Karl Lagerfeld Biography (Eng)

Karl Lagerfeld or Karl Otto Lagerfeldt born on 10 October 1933 in Hamburg, Germany. He is a fashion designer, artist and photographer. He began his career at Paris France. He likes to combine fashion with art at a variety of his interests. The outstanding job is the head designer and creative director of the famous boutique style called Chanel and the own Italians boutique brand called Fendi.            

Childhood.

Karl Lagerfeld born in 1938, with Elisabeth and a Swedish father, Otto Lagerfeldt.

He insisted that no one knows his real birthday. Confirmed in a French television interview in February 2009.

He said he would be born around 1933-1938.His sister, Martha Christiane was born in 1931. Karl also have a sister in the name of his first father wife, Thea.It was his first name is Lagerfeldt  cut the “t” out to be a reason that more commercial name.

                Karl was born in a wealthy business family in Hamburg. In the condensed milk production in Germany. His mother is a berlin  of the claims of Alicia Drake. His mother, Elisabeth Bahlmann is a lingerie sale person.They were married in Berlin in 1930.

                After a private school. Karl in finishing school at the Lycée Montaigne in Paris.

Majoring in painting and history.

Career with Balmain and Patou.              

            In 1955, at age 22, he won two years work experience with Pierre Balmain. Just behind Yves Saint-Laurent. In the coat design contest. Sponsored by the fur company. He told reporters after that. He won the new jacket. I like to design coats in least favorite.But what I like most is the black dress. While Yves Saint Laurent winning design contest and working with Dior.

Young people was known to prefer to work with dress Balenciaga of spain. They think they are God. But he did not think he said it in 1976.

In 1958, after three years with balmain, he moved to Jean Patou, where he spent designing haute couture than a year of five year length of the collection he presented within 2 hours in the month of July 1958 and used his name Roland Karl before Karl Lagerfeld. The early collection of his work was poor Carrie Donovan wrote that "the press booed the collection". UPI said that the designer Roland Karl age of 25 years of famous brand present the collection that the shape it firmly don’t see the sack that’s show in the last year before. The journalist reported that a short black cocktail dresses that The wide front cut out some of the young journalist with a yawn. Other cocktail and evening dresses feature low, low-cut backs. Most interesting. Karl said. That ,the inspiration of  the collection of his name K which is interpreted as the front line. curve at the back waist that low to the skirt.The collection spring 1960  his skirts was the shortest in Paris and the feedback  was bad. Carrie Donovan said that "it is the collection for mass people not for the haute couture. The collection at the end of 1960 especially the satin small caps, shaped like a round cake pan. Cover to the cheekbone. Which is called the cap off. Has been well received feedback but It is not something new either.”In that time I was  tired. I was trying to leave and go to school however it does not make sense. So I spent the most time on the beach for more than two years, I think it is a study of life.

Freelance career (1962–1982)      

            After his turn as an freelance designer and work for the brand, Mario Valentino, Repetto and  Monoprix supermarket and finance in family business. He has a small store in Paris. At that time he has been a consultant to Madame Zereakian who was the Albanian fortuneteller of Christian Dior, she said that Karl will be a successful clothing and fragrance.

            1963 he joined the Roman high-style rooms Tiziani. Founded by Evan Richards, the founder of Jacksboro, Texas that sell haute couture at first and eventually transformed into garments in the name of "Tiziani-Roma - Made in England." Karl and Richard. Began sketching with the first collection in 1963 that was achieved with a set of 90 garments.

Tiziani and threw the invitation away and borrowed Catherine the Great's diamonds from Harry Winston for celebrate three night long in 1969 Karl who has been the designer here until 1969  Elizabeth Taylor liked this brand she said about "Evan Tiziani" and began to wear in August 1966. Gna LolloibriDoris Duke and Principessa Borghesegida them as a client. While Karl design the lines. His position was replaced by Guy Douvier. Year 1969.

Karl has began freelance designer with the French boutiques called Chloe in 1964 began with a piece of work until it grew to be the collection.In 1970, he worked with the noble roman boutique style named Curiel.
(Gigliola Curiel is a designer, died in November of 1969, a collection he described as  the fabric of its grandeur and exquisite beauty. Design for the 1930 Miss where everyone is dressed the same. Sliver short wig. He chose the velvet pants, black shorts. Put under a black velvet cloak.

The Collection of Chloe Spring 1973 (October 1972) was named in the newspapers that he is a haute couture show loose Spencer jackets and printed silk jacket shirt. He designed some of the special. The skirt is very special. Loosely packed pleat down the track and hide the fact that it's just underwear. It seems to be a special moment. He told reporters. The unique design was inspired by Carmen Miranda, which consists of mini bra dresses worn with short skirts. Or a long skirt worn with bra tops and scarf shawls. 

In 1972, he collaborated with Italian brand Fendi designed the sweater, clothing and jewelry in the beginning of the year 1970. In Hollywood, sometimes he working as a costume designer for theater. He worked with stage director Luca Ronconi Jürgen Flimm. The design of the theater like La Scala in Milan (Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz 1980, directed by Luca Ronconi) the Burgtheater in Vienna (Komödie der Verführung by Arthur Schnitzler 1980, directed by Horst Zankl) and the Salzburg Festival (Der Schwierige by Hugo von Hofmannsthal,. 1990; Directed by Flimm). Is known around the world. (1982 - present).
At that time he has collaborated with the Japanese company named Isetan and created a collection of the men and women clothes over 30 with a line of lingerie in the United States produced by Eve Stillmann. Design the shoes for Charles Jourdan Ballantyne sweater and fashion consultant for Trevira.

In 2002, Karl asked Renzo Rosso who founded Diesel jeans about designed jeans in special collection for his gallery. Collection with the name of the Lagerfeld Gallery collaboration with Diesel designer under the direction of Renzo Rosso is the fifth model was presented at the Paris Fashion Week and sold a limited edition in the Hollywood gallery, Paris and Monaco, and diesel gallery in New York and Tokyo. It was down over 90% since the first week on sale in New York. The price starts from $ 240 to $ 1,840 during the show at the Paris rosso said he is very proud to have the opportunity to work with a fashion icon in the value of proposed ideas. And contemporary challenges. He assumes a partnership is considered in valuable and recognized of the famous casual brand.

Karl has designed clothing in the 2002 film Callas Forever Carmen in 2004, is designed to work for Madonna's Re-Invention tour and designers to Kylie Minogue's Showgirl tour.

Karl has been designed in collaboration with the Swedish clothing brand H & M, and H & M sells a limited Edition on sale at H & M stores for both men and women, two days after the sale at the shop. Clothing is sold out.

He Think that to work with the lower brand is a blemish on his body. As he worked with a designer name socks Wolford.

Karl is the photographer, he created the Visionaire 23: The Emperor's New Clothes of a nude model and the Salem Community Beach Resort. He used to take pictures of Mariah Carey on the cover of V Magazine in 2005 and as editor of Harper's Bazaar, Numéro and Vogue Russia and Germany. La Fleur is in my campaign. Collection of Chanel and Fendi with every season.

In 1980 the Hans Christian Andersen "The Emperor's New Clothes" was published in a sketching of Karl working in every pieces. He is the part of the Reality Signé Chanel 2005 collection was presented with Fall / Winter 2004-2005 Chanel clothing, broadcasted in the Sundance Channel in the United States during 2006.
Karl has the assistant designer called Philip Colbert and Rodnik and on December 18

In 2006  Karl design the Collection series for men and women as K Karl Lagerfeld includes T-shirts. fit jeans and bright.

Karl is in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV by acting as a Dj for K109 - The Studio.

In the year 2008, he had been ​​in a 2500 Steiff Teddy Bears by the prostitution of $ 1,500. Produced in 2009 Tra Tutti Karl Lagermouse Karl Lagerfelt and mini Lagerfelds in the rat and Dolls inches.

10 September 2010 the Couture Council Award for outstanding individuals who have a vision. Was honored with Karl.Presented at Avery Fisher Hall, New York.

10 November 2010,he had been invited in the Swedish glass manufacturer Orrefors, and worked on the design. The crystal under the name of Orrefors by Karl Lagerfeld launched spring 2011.

Conflict.

1993, the Anna Wintour of Vogue America, Walked out of the Milan Fashion Week because of Karl has invited Porn star Moana Pozzi to be a model in the collection black and white of fendi.

For 1994 Chanel couture collection on the Indonesian government to issue a written protest to the Government of Germany, the birthplace him. He apology for the incident. He described how he had taken the inspiration from the book, Taj Mahal is a love poem.

2001, the fashion premiere at Lincoln Center in New York. The organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals PETA condemned the premiere collection of him. The tofu pies collection had used the fur that opposite of Calvin Klein brand by comparison, the Calvin Klein is like a shot of peace, the designer Karl is like a dinosaur.

Karl, it protects the wool industry. But he does not wear fur and do not eat meat. In an interview with the BBC, said in the car. The hunter did not learn anything except make a living hunting. Animals they may kill us if given the chance. We live in the world of the fur and the animal. Critics of the idea of ​​fur. Petar responded by saying the fur was already obsolete. Do not lie about who is killed or who killed the last man was killed by the rabbit?

In the year 2010 Peta, who used artificial fur collection in 2010 with the site that it is a glory of hair implants Iud. Because it looks like real hair was indistinguishable.

Karl and the German designer Wolfgang Joop criticised the model Heidi Klum. before he saw her in the magazine and said she not the model. Her butt is thick and too big. Calms Claudia Schiffer, said he did not know she would not have worked in Paris. And it does not matter what the fashion world. She is bright and attractive than the current fashion.