Legendary fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, the creative director of Chanel and Fendi who was known for his evolving creativity, modern influences and personal style and wit, has died. He was 85.
Lagerfeld had been in ill health. He was noticeably absent from Chanel’s spring 2019 haute couture show, held Jan. 22 at the Grand Palais in Paris; an announcement was made after the models’ final walk that Lagerfeld had been feeling tired and was unable to attend.
Chanel confirmed to the Associated Press that Lagerfeld died early Tuesday, after various French media outlets and The Guardian reported the same. A cause of death wasn’t immediately announced.
“An extraordinary creative individual, Lagerfeld reinvented the brand’s codes created by Gabrielle Chanel: the Chanel jacket and suit, the little black dress, the precious tweeds, the two-tone shoes, the quilted handbags, the pearls and costume jewelry,” the brand said in a statement.
Chanel head Alain
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