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Karl Lagerfeld

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Karl Lagerfeld

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Also known as Karl Otto Lagerfeldt, Karl Otto Lagerfeld, Karl-Otto Lagerfeld

German fashion designer (1933–2019)

OverviewAI-generated

Karl Otto Lagerfeld (1933–2019) was a German fashion designer, photographer, publisher, and costume designer. Born in Hamburg, Germany, he was the son of Otto Lagerfeld and studied under Pierre Balmain. Throughout his career, he worked for several prominent fashion houses, including Chanel, Fendi, Balmain, and Chloé. He was a citizen of Germany and spoke both German and French.

Lagerfeld received the award of Commander of the Legion of Honour. He was also the owner of a cat named Choupette. His published works include *Chanel 1999*, *Karl über die Welt und das Leben*, *Byzantine Fragments*, *Body Freedom*, and *Trait Par Trait*. He passed away in Neuilly-sur-Seine from pancreatic cancer.

Synthesized by Vinony from 41 facts across 9 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, TMDb, Wikiquote, Firecrawl, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
70

Top works

  • Chanel 1999
  • Karl über die Welt und das Leben
  • Byzantine Fragments
  • Body Freedom
  • Trait Par Trait

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Film & TV

Costume & Make-Up · Hamburg, Germany

Karl Lagerfeld (born Karl Otto Lagerfeldt on September 10, 1933 in Hamburg) is a German fashion designer, artist and photographer based in Paris, France. He has collaborated on a variety of fashion and art related projects, most notably as head designer and creative director for the fashion house Chanel. Lagerfeld helms his own label fashion house, as well as the Italian house Fendi. Description…

Known for

  • Karl - Der Mann hinter der Maske — Self (archive footage)2025
  • Karl — Self (archive footage)2025
  • Karl Lagerfeld : Révélation — Self (archive footage)2024
  • The Mysterious Mr. Lagerfeld — Self (archive footage)2023
  • The Revenge of Bernadette Chirac — Self (archive footage)2023
  • The Super Models — Self (archive footage)2023
  • Shoot to Live — Self2022
  • Fashion Legend: Karl Lagerfeld — Himself (archive footage)2020
  • Lagerfeld - the Kaiser of Fashion — Self2019
  • Very Ralph — Self2019

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Germany
Active from
1933
Active to
2019
Official siteDiscogs

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
645
Total plays
5,642

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Karl+Lagerfeld">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Standards and guidelines for the interpretation of sequence variants: a joint consensus recommendation of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and the Association for Molecular Pathology

    · 2015 · cited 29,113x

  2. Radiotherapy plus Concomitant and Adjuvant Temozolomide for Glioblastoma

    · 2005 · cited 18,721x

  3. A global reference for human genetic variation

    · 2015 · cited 17,783x

  4. An Overview of CMIP5 and the Experiment Design

    · 2012 · cited 11,731x

  5. Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines

    · 2018 · cited 9,648x

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Quotes

  • “Fantasy is often better than reality [...] It’s much more inspiring not to go to places than to go.”
  • “There is no marriage, yet, for human beings and animals… I never thought that I would fall in love like this with a cat.”

via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA

Official website

KARL LAGERFELD Official Site | Designer Clothing, Fashion & Accessories NL

Shop KARL LAGERFELD for designer handbags, watches, shoes, clothing and more, and discover the latest news from the World of Karl.

karllagerfeld.com →

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Otto
Gender
male
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Hamburg
Place of death
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Father
Otto Lagerfeld
Occupation
designer
Employer
Chloé
Languages spoken
French
Native language
German
Student of
Pierre Balmain
Field of work
costume design
Official website
www.karl.com
Image
Karl Lagerfeld 2014.jpg
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Commons category
Karl Lagerfeld
date of birth
1933-09-10
owner of
Choupette
birth name
Karl Otto Lagerfeld
name in kana
カール・ラガーフェルド
date of death
2019-02-19
name in native language
Karl Lagerfeld
manner of death
natural causes
cause of death
pancreatic cancer
place of burial
Nanterre
has works in the collection
Kunstmuseum Den Haag
has pet
Choupette
wears
sunglasses
social media followers
16200
nickname
Le Kaiser
floruit
1990-01-01
Sources (15)

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Encyclopedic overview

Karl Otto Lagerfeld, also called Kaiser Karl, ( German: [kaʁl ˈʔɔtoː ˈlaːɡɐˌfɛlt] ; 10 September 1933 – 19 February 2019) was a German fashion designer, photographer, and creative director.

Lagerfeld began his career in fashion in the 1950s, working for several top fashion houses including Balmain, Patou, and Chloé before joining Chanel in 1983. As the creative director of Chanel from 1983 until his death, he oversaw every aspect of the fashion house's creative output, from designing collections to photographing advertising campaigns and arranging store displays. He was instrumental in revitalizing the Chanel brand, helping it regain its position as one of the top fashion houses in the world. He was also creative director of the Italian fur and leather goods fashion house Fendi, as well as his own eponymous fashion label. Throughout his career, he collaborated on numerous fashion, design, and art-related projects, and his photography was exhibited in galleries and collected in published volumes.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Karl Lagerfeld” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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