The fashion world is shocked by the news.
Karl Lagerfeld has died aged 85 in Paris on Tuesday morning, according to the French press.
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German designer was one of the most beloved fashion personalities and was the creative director of Chanel, Fendi and his eponymous label.
He designed several collections a year, shot some of the main campaigns and was supported many other designers throughout his impressive career.
Lagerfeld took over at Chanel in 1983, a decade after Coco Chanel died. Since then, the Maison has grown into a contemporary brand with all the notes of the classic craftsmanship that the brand celebrates with an annual Métiers d’Art show.
He also took his cruise collections round the world and even stopped over in Dubai for the Cruise 2014-2015 runway, staged on The Island that offered an impressive backdrop of Dubai’s sparkling skyline.
As a tribute to a true icon of our time, we have listed some of his most famous and inspiring quotes below.
“What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.”
“We live in a dark and romantic and quite tragic world.”
“One is never over-dressed or underdressed with a Little Black Dress.”
“A respectable appearance is sufficient to make people more interested in your soul”
“Sweatpants are a sign of defeat. You lost control of your life so you bought some sweatpants.”
“People who say that yesterday was better than today are ultimately devaluing their own existence.”
“I’m very much down to earth, just not this earth.”
“Fashion is a language that creates itself in clothes to interpret reality.”
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