Karl Lagerfeld
NY Times Article: Ominous Cutbacks at Chanel
“IN the scope of dismal events unfolding at luxury fashion companies, the news this week that Chanel would cut 200 jobs in Paris calls to mind a certain après moi sentiment of Louis XV. “If Chanel is cutting back, what’s next? “Luxury brands were once thought of — or self-styled — as immune to economic [...]
Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2008/2009 Schedule
Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week for Fall/Winter 2008/2009 Designs will take place from Monday, June 30th to Thursday, July 3rd, 2008. The definitive schedule for the event is as follows: Monday, June, the 30th STÉPHANE ROLLAND* 11.00 am Hôtel de la Monnaie – 11 quai de Conti – Paris 6e CHRISTOPHE JOSSE* 12.30 pm Studio [...]
Paris Fashion Week Schedule: Pret-A-Porter Autumn/Winter 2008
Saturday, February 2008, the 23rd 4:30 pm IMPASSE DE LA DÉFENSE Restaurant Le Train Bleu – Salle Dorée – Gare de Lyon 5:30 pm FATIMA LOPES Hôtel Westin – Salon Concorde – 3 rue de Castiglione – Paris 1er 6:30 pm DÉVASTÉE L’Académie – 14 rue Royale – Paris 8e 7:30 pm IVANAHELSINKI Hôtel Westin [...]
Karl Lagerfeld Biography: Fashion Designer Biography
The biography of Karl Lagerfeld is an interesting one: the fashion designer was born in Hamburg. Germany in 1938 and emigrated to Paris, France at the age of 14. He was to go on to become one of the most celebrated and famous fashion designers this century has seen. In 1955, at the age of [...]
Karl Lagerfeld Takes a Stand on Size Zero Models at Paris Fashion Week
Here is an article from the Telegraph about Karl Lagerfeld’s Paris Fashion Week Show and his refusal to allow overly skinny models to showcase his collection. Paris Fashion Week: Lagerfeld takes a stand on size zero, by Hilary Alexander, Fashion Director at Paris Fashion Week Karl Lagerfeld revealed in Paris he had taken a dramatic [...]