A larger-than-life figure whose career spanned seven decades, Karl Lagerfeld had many friends in fashion—and beyond.
is “in honor of Karl”). While we can expect many tributes to Lagerfeld on the steps of the Met, but ahead of thatOscar-winning director Sofia Coppola, for instance, remembered interning for Lagerfeld during the Chanel couture shows. “I will always remember the big bouquets of beautiful roses he gave all the interns at the end of the show, that made us feel so special.” Lagerfeld was a mentor to many, including Silvia Venturini Fendi and Claudia Schiffer.
I will always remember the big bouquets of beautiful roses he gave all the interns at the end of the show, that made us feel so special.”“When I was living in Paris Karl and I often had dinner at Caviar Kaspia together. Just the two of us. Not many people were lucky enough to see Karl’s eyes as he was always in sunglasses but at dinner with me he would take them off. A gesture that I always took to signify friendship and trust.
I first met Karl when I was 20. I did a casting for the show, and his team asked me to stay for a whole month, so he could create the collection on me. It was very impressive to me, because I’m French, and the house is super iconic. And with Karl…I always felt like I had to be at his level—which is unreachable! But spending time with him, I realized that he also was always making jokes all day.
We met again when I was about 35. I was doing a radio show, and he came into my radio truck, and he was meant to stay for five minutes and he ended up staying for 20 talking about his relationship with music and fashion. When he was a kid, his mother played the violin, and he would turn the pages of the music. I hadn’t seen him in many years, and a week later, his team asked me to walk in the cruise show later on that month. That’s how I started to work in fashion again, and with Chanel again.
But going back was way more fun cause I had things to tell, things to share with Karl. It was a mature relationship, where you could talk about life and literature and the arts, which I couldn’t do when I was 20. Karl was very generous—to me, to his team, to his friends. His faithfulness was part of that generosity, and in turn, you never wanted to let him down; you wanted to keep bringing things to the table for him. But it was easier to make him laugh than to impress him with your knowledge.
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