The first reason Karl Lagerfeld is called Lafayette is because he is relatively old and has extremely high experience; and the second reason is because Karl Lagerfeld has a very high status in the fashion circle and is quite As a benchmark in the fashion industry, and because of his extremely high status, he was called "Lafayette".

Karl Lagerfeld has established himself in the fashion industry with his rich design experience. In addition to being called "Lafayette", he is also known as the "Caesar" in the fashion industry. His The name has left an indelible mark in the fashion world.

The main experience of Karl Lagerfeld

Born in September 1933 in Hamburg, Germany. But Karl claimed to have been born in 1938. Karl Lagerfeld’s father was a businessman selling condensed milk and his mother was an underwear saleswoman. In 1947, the family moved to Paris, where he completed his studies. In 1954, he won the Jacket category of the Wool Bureau's Fashion Design Award.

In 1955, he was selected as an assistant by Pierre Balmain, a judge of the Fashion Design Award, and studied under his brand. In 1958, he became the designer of the fashion house Jean Patou. Five years later, he officially resigned and became a freelance designer. In 1964, he became the designer of the Chloe brand and positioned the brand in a classical, romantic and aesthetic style.

In October 1972, the Chloe 1973 spring/summer fashion collection designed by Karl Lagerfeld was a huge success and made newspaper headlines at the time. In 1992, he returned to the position of designer of the brand.

He has been designing for the FENDI brand since 1965. At the same time, FENDI’s famous double F logo was also designed by Karl. Karl's dramatic design concept has brought FENDI brand clothing to the attention and praise of the global fashion industry, pushing FENDI to the forefront of high fashion.

In 1983, he became the designer of CHANEL brand. Although the outside world was generally not optimistic about the situation, he successfully resurrected the brand and made CHANEL one of the most profitable fashion brands in the world.

In 1984, he launched his personal namesake brand KARL LAGERFELD (Karl Lagerfeld). In his own brand, Karl’s design personality is vividly reflected: fitted, narrow body, narrow sleeves outward Smooth lines, classical style and street appeal combine to form many innovations.

On December 8, 2006, Karl announced the launch of the sub-line brand "K Karl Lagerfeld" of the brand of the same name. K Karl Lagerfeld is positioned as a young casual fashion, with both men's and women's clothing, and a large number of T-shirts and jeans.

On February 19, 2019, Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld died at the age of 85 after being unwell for several weeks.