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Thursday October 13th, 2011

Karl Lagerfeld Tells CNN His Name is Actually Karl Labelfeld and that Coco Chanel Would Have Hated His Work

Karl Lagerfeld Tells CNN His Name is Actually Karl Labelfeld and that Coco Chanel Would Have Hated His Work

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Karl Lagerfeld is many things, not the least of which is a smart business man. CNN‘s Alina Cho explored this side of the designer/photographer/director/perfumier, who’s shilled everything from luxury pens to washing machines. It’s for the upcoming show Fashion: Backstage Pass From Paris. In this preview clip, he discusses making Chanel relevant: You know, when Read more →

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Published at 12:15 PM

Friday October 7th, 2011

Karl Lagerfeld’s New Fragrance Includes a Small Sponge Shaped Like his Profile
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Karl Lagerfeld’s New Fragrance Includes a Small Sponge Shaped Like his Profile

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What is so fantastic about Karl Lagerfeld is that he doesn’t hesitate to take on semi-silly projects (Diet Coke, pens) with the utmost seriousness of purpose. We first giggled back in August at the brilliant name of his new fragrance, Karleidoscope. Today WWD has more details about the fragrance, and we are completely intrigued.

There’s no denying that Lagerfeld is creative–he came up with the name, concept and advertising for Karleidoscope. He shot the ad–at left–with model Bianca Balti. And what it smells like?

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Published at 10:19 AM