Fashion designer Lagerfeld dead at 85 世间再无老佛爷,时尚界的凯撒大帝走了 2019年2月19日,德国设计师卡尔·拉格菲尔德(Karl Lagerfeld)因病于巴黎去世,享年85岁。 卡尔·拉格菲尔德,绰号“老佛爷”,时尚设计师、艺术家,为知名意大利时装品牌芬与顶级法国女性时装品牌香奈儿的领衔设计师、创意总监,并自创同名时装品牌 KARL LAGERFELD。 1983年,在香奈儿创始人可可·香奈儿(Coco Chanel)逝世12年后,时年49岁的拉格菲尔德成为香奈儿品牌设计师。在外界普遍不看好的情况下,成功使品牌复活,令香奈儿成为世界上最赚钱的时装品牌之一,而他本人也成为了香奈儿的第二个灵魂人物,并真正开始在全世界闻名。 同时效力于三个品牌,拉格菲尔德长期处于高度紧绷的状态,但他却说快节奏的生活是他维持健康的诀窍。尽管围绕他的文化旋风不断发生巨变,但拉格菲尔德本人却始终如一。一身黑西装、皮手套、太阳镜和马尾辫,使得他成了一个超越其所代表的时尚业的人物形象。 1 Superstar fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld has died, aged 85, in Paris, French media have reported. 2 The German designer, who was the creative director for Chanel and Fendi, was one of the industry's most prolific figures and worked up until his death. 3 Lagerfeld also designed collections for his own brand. 4 The designer had been unwell for several weeks, and had missed a number of fashion shows. 5 Designer Henry Holland paid tribute to Lagerfeld on social media, using one of his own quotes, "To design is to breathe, so if I can't breathe I'm in trouble." 6 He was born Karl Otto Lagerfeldt in 1933 in pre-war Germany. Lagerfeld changed his original surname from Lagerfeldt, because he believed it sounded "more commercial". 7 He emigrated to Paris as a young teenager, and became a design assistant for Pierre Balmain, before working at Fendi and Chloe in the 1960s. 8 He began his long career with Chanel in 1983, a decade after Coco Chanel died. 9 The following year, he launched his own name label. 10 Lagerfeld was known for his distinctive look in his later years, regularly wearing dark suits, a pony-tail and tinted sunglasses. 11 Lagerfeld said of his appearance: "I am like a caricature of myself, and I like that."