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Chanel's beauty shines through, while spring styles look grown-up and pared-down, with graphic designs, and tribal and fringe accessories. NOT EVEN a global credit crisis can compromise the enduring value of French chic. That was the message from Chanel's Karl Lagerfeld, the reigning godfather...  

Karl Lagerfeld is coming to America! According to WWD, he just purchased a historic, 1840s six-bedroom mansion on an island in Vermont's rustic Lake Champlain. "I love it. It's very much Emily Dickinson," Lagerfeld said at a Chanel show in Paris. The landscape reminds him of his home turf in...  

Karl Lagerfeld has applied his design talent to the 2009 edition of the lauded French illustrated dictionary Le Petit Larousse Illustré (Larousse Small Illustrated Dictionary) - joining the ranks of Christian Lacroix and comic book artist Moebius as designers who have lent their aesthetic vision...  

[WWD] • Karl Lagerfeld has officially become a proper noun in the French dictionary, Le Petit Larousse Illustre. He also illustrated this year's cover. ...  

Flamboyant Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld has bought a historic mansion on an island in Vermont's rustic Lake Champlain .  

According to fashion bible Women's Wear Daily, Chanel's Paris-based head honcho Karl Lagerfeld just scooped up a six bedroom house in Vermont...sight unseen ...  

To commemorate the anniversary of the Chanel handbag, Karl Lagerfeld, Creative Director of Chanel, and famed architect Zaha Hadid collaborated on a unique and international roving project that mixes art, architecture and fashion in surprising ways. They created a touring art museum called The...  

Karl Lagerfeld presented the Spring 2009 Chanel ready-to-wear collection on Friday with the usual fanfare, bringing 31 Rue Cambon to the Grand Palais. The color palette was somber and classic chanel - black and white with some soft pastels thrown in for good measure. Far from boring, this allowed...  

Real estate crisis? What real estate crisis? In the world of Karl Lagerfeld, that sort of stuff doesn't exist. In fact, he is going to save the U.S. economy with the six-bedroom, 1840 landmark building on an island in Lake Champlain, Vermont that he just plunked down a nice chunk of change for...  

Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld gave Chanel's store at rue Cambon 31 in Paris, a touch of Hollywood glamour on Friday when he showed Chanel's Spring/Summer 2009 collection at the Grand Palais in Paris.  

Since it's not exactly feasible to invite people to view a Chanel collection in-house, as it used to be done, Karl Lagerfeld instead decided to bring the Rue Cambon to the thousand or so people who crowded into the Grand Palais. A life-size facade of the storied Chanel building at number...  

Karl Lagerfeld is so overexposed, he's getting sick of himself.  

Fashionindie thinks the German peasant costume Salma Hayek wore on German TV chat show "Wetten Das" was a "fuck-up." But we did a little research (i.e. Google) and found that Hayek had lost a bet with an audience member requiring her to wear a traditional German dirndl on the show. We don't...  

Karl Lagerfeld is coming to America! According to WWD , he just purchased a historic, 1840s six-bedroom mansion on an island in Vermont's rustic Lake Champlain. "I love it. It's very much Emily Dickinson," Lagerfeld said at a Chanel show in Paris.  

Is the gloved-one, fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, taking a page from the Philippe Starck playbook entitled "Talk About How Disappointed You Are In You"? Well, certainly they're both more than a little nutty, but when Lagerfeld says he's "suffering from an overdose of myself" and worries that...  

To commemorate the anniversary of the Chanel handbag, Karl Lagerfeld, Creative Director of Chanel, and famed architect Zaha Hadid collaborated on a unique and international roving project that mixes art, architecture and fashion in surprising ways.  

Karl Lagerfeld charmed the fashion pack at Chanel's spring/summer 2009 show on Friday with a magical collection of light sparkly boucle dresses and metallic ruffled gowns accessorized with feathers, sparkly ...  

Retailers have been offering early sales and big discounts, but shoppers aren't biting--er, buying. (WSJ) In tough economic times, comfort clothing is gaining ground. (NY Daily News) Karl Lagerfeld showed his profound understanding of Chanel in the brand's Paris show. (NY Times) Titanic star...  

Karl Lagerfeld once oh-so-memorably said that his signature line reflected how he would dress if he were a woman. Which (aside from the obviously borrowed-from-his-own-wardrobe touches like the crisp, white high-collared shirt or the clerical color scheme) surely makes for the intriguing...  

Karl Lagerfeld has delivered his answer to the economic blues at Paris Fashion Week in his Chanel collection at the prt--porter season.  

NYT reports on the fake label developed in the minds of designer Karl Lagerfeld and Steven Gan, the creative director of Harper’s Bazaar. ...  

Karl Lagerfeld has always been a master at manipulating status symbols but we think his Chanel Spring 2009 handbags has finally replaced all reality and meaning with the iconic symbol of handbag.  

Models present creations designed by German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel's spring-summer 2009 ready-to-wear collection in Paris, Friday, Oct.  

On Friday Karl Lagerfeld presented the Chanel Spring line at Paris Fashion Week. The collection was classic Chanel with monochrome and tweed accessorised ...  

Watch out for cow patties! Photo: Photo-illustration: Everett Bogue; Photos: Getty ImagesWe shit you not. Karl Lagerfeld told reporters backstage at the Chanel show in Paris today that he bought a six-bedroom "landmark building" dating back to 1840 on Lake Champlain in Vermont. May as well...  

German designer Karl Lagerfeld appears at the end of his spring/summer ready-to-wear show for Chanel.  

del.icio.us fashion links for October 7, 2008: The Canadian Press: Sick of German designer Karl Lagerfeld? So is he Karl Lagerfeld is so overexposed, he's getting sick of himself. The German designer, who presented his ready-to-wear collection for Chanel on Friday, also designs for Fendi and his...  

Karl looked quite dapper in a supplement to a recent issue of French newspaper Le Figaro. Scan from The Fashion Spot.  

Leave it to Karl Lagerfeld to deliver on so many levels: great invitation, swag, celeb turnout, and set.  

Karl Lagerfeld has delivered his answer to the economic blues at Paris Fashion Week in his Chanel collection at the prt--porter season.  

It was Madness. Karl Lagerfeld set the tone for next spring’s Chanel ready-to-wear line with the show’s opening song, “Our House,” a 1982 hit by the British band Madness . (You may recall it: “…in the middle of our street…”) The set ...  

By Hilary Alexander, Fashion Director Karl Lagerfeld has delivered his answer to the economic blues at Paris Fashion Week in his Chanel collection at the ...  

Here is the key to Chanel’s lasting success. The ageless (seventy-something, but who’s counting?) Karl Lagerfeld and the 18-year-old Emma Watson were photographed at yesterday’s Chanel show in Paris.  

It was almost as if Victoria Beckham had become Karl Lagerfeld's new muse. The designer’s chic and feminine collection for the Paris pret-a-porter season yesterday included wasp waists with cinched…  

In a recent interview with The Canadian Press, Karl made some (to no one’s surprise) outrageous comments: “I’m suffering from an overdose of myself, at a certain point, you ask yourself, am I a puppet or not?” “Some directors, whose names I will not mention, have even been approached about...  

Die ist wie der große Stummfilmstar Brigitte Helm“. Lagerfeld fragt sich: „Wie kann ein so junges Mädchen so elegant und souverän wirken? ...  

The Canadian Press: Sick of German designer Karl Lagerfeld? So is he Karl Lagerfeld is so overexposed, he's getting sick of himself. The German designer, who presented his ready-to-wear collection for Chanel on Friday, also designs for Fendi and his own Karl Lagerfeld line. With his trademark...  

From the moment Karl Lagerfeld revealed the set at his Chanel show on Friday, you knew that the designer was back with Coco.  

Never mind the credit crunch: A 1,000 euro, or $1,400, Karl Lagerfeld teddy bear by German maker Steiff found willing buyers at Colette.  

The spring summer 2009 collection that Karl Lagerfeld presented during Paris fashion week is based on how he himself would dress if he were a woman. ...  

Shirley MacLaine stars in "Coco Chanel," which airs this Saturday on Lifetime. On what interested her about Coco Chanel: Her contradictions. Her conflict between love and ambition. She never married. She was rude, hurtful. Many men were in love with her -- though I don't know why, because she...  

Models held the bag over their faces as they strutted down the catwalk. Between the Lagerfeld doll from earlier this year and this interactive face bag, it's clear why Karl Lagerfeld has been the chief designer ...  

Obviously Karl would be involved with anything Chanel, since he is the designer, but now he is working on two other projects involving Coco herself. Two biopics, due to be released next year, will have the backing of Lagerfeld himself as the supervisor of the re-creation of the costumes. “Chanel...  

Photo: Melissa HomBehold: the pieces of Chanel's Mobile Art Exhibit as they currently lay in Rumsey Playfield in Central Park! Friends, as we type this, construction workers are putting together this structure — the Greatest Handbag Pavilion Known to Man — in earnest. The exhibit, which...  

Lagerfeld at his savvy best for Chanel on Friday, lavishing the clothes with ample decoration as if heralding that tough times aside.  

Futurism is in the air this season and in the collection he showed on Wednesday, Karl Lagerfeld boarded the ship.  

Julian Broad courtesy Saks Fifth AvenueProceeds from limited edition T-shirt by Karl Lagerfeld, $40, at Saks Fifth Avenue, benefit Key to the Cure. Gwyneth Paltrow not included. A friend of mine had a rather, um, unusual mother. As a teenager,...  

... appeared to have been “beamed” on to the catwalk set a futuristic tone for Karl Lagerfeld’s own collection at the Paris prêt-à-porter season yesterday. ...  

“….” Well.  I’m not really sure. Luckily Time has a transcript of this Tom Ford / Karl Lagerfeld interview. Between the Kaiser’s accent and Tom Ford’s dreaminess, I felt dizzy watching the video clip. The mens discuss menswear principles and construction...  

A behind-the-scenes look at Tom Ford's conversation with Karl Lagerfeld and Kate Betts  

Going back to the days of Coco Chanel, menswear inspired fashions have been gracing the runways and magazines. Allowing wearers to have the corporate attire ...  

  Ask my age again and I'll bust a cap in you fool! In honor of Karl Lagerfeld’s 70ish birthday, BILD created a list of some of his most memorable quotes. Below is a few of their best and some of our favorites.. “You can not take yourself too seriously.” “I am basically the most superficial...  

For years, I worked for Chanel, and I was very Coco Chanel not (Karl) Lagerfeld but Chanel. There's not one answer, if I put it on and I say "Ohmigod, ...  

The German designer, who presented his ready-to-wear collection for Chanel on Friday, also designs for Fendi and his own Karl Lagerfeld line. ...  

Fashion’s cleverest mind, Karl Lagerfeld, got a little Sci Fi this season in his spring 2009 collection shown Wednesday in Paris, but with his own classic ...  

First up is Coco Chanel with two, possibly three, film versions of her life. The first was screened on US television this summer and starred the very ...  

The icon that is Karl Lagerfeld has created what will be one of the most sought after bags next season, and he didna TMt even have to try that hard.  

Karl Lagerfeld unveiled his spring ’09 collection during Paris Fashion Week and we must say we were a bit surprised. The collection was pretty tamed and ...  

Futurism is in the air this season and in the collection he showed on Wednesday, Karl Lagerfeld boarded the ship.  

Love him or loathe him, Karl Lagerfeld has joined the ranks of celebrities immortalised with an alter ego, a teddy bear designed after him. ...  

Fashion's cleverest mind, Karl Lagerfeld, got a little Sci Fi this season in his spring 2009 collection shown Wednesday, Oct. 1, in Paris, but with his own classic German Expression spin and in the most courtly of style protocol.  

New York (ots/PRNewswire) - WER: Karl Lagerfeld, geladene Gäste und weltberühmte Moderedakteure und -Redakteurinnen WAS: Exklusives Filmmaterial vom Laufsteg und aus dem Backstage-Bereich, ausserdem ein Exklusivinterview mit Karl Lagerfeld von der Modewoche in Paris. DETAILS: Lagerfeld...  

Guess who sauntered down the runway, proclaiming the latest in bag fashion? Capturing the mood for Spring/Summer 2009, it was none other than fashion guru Karl Lagerfeld telling the ladies how to carry their ...  

Powered by the #1 cable drama of the year among W18-49 ("Army Wives") and the second most-watched original cable movie of 2008 ("Coco Chanel"), ...  

Karl Lagerfeld is commonly recognised as one of the most influential designers ever and is as synonymous with Chanel now as the fashion house's founder Coco ...  

by WWD Staff Futurism is in the air this season and in the collection he showed on Wednesday, Karl Lagerfeld boarded the ship. ...  

Artist Jeremy Kost hit the road and headed to Paris Fashion Week, camera in hand, ready to capture the city's most fashionable. For his latest Warhol screen test, Kost got the one and only Karl Lagerfeld. Watch as the Kaiser draws you deeper and deeper into his spell. It's truly mesmerizing...  

HAVING admitted to The Daily earlier in the week that he'd "never felt more wonderful", Karl Lagerfeld 's optimism has clearly filtered through to his latest collection for Chanel , which took to the Paris runway this morning.  

Karl Lagerfeld is so overexposed, he's getting sick of himself. The German designer, who presented his ready-to-wear collection for Chanel on Friday, also designs for Fendi and his own Karl Lagerfeld line.  

(NY Daily News) Karl Lagerfeld showed his profound understanding of Chanel in the brand's Paris show. (NY Times) Titanic star Kate Winslet will play ...  

Since April 2005, when he announced his licensing deal with Estée Lauder for a beauty and fragrance line, Tom Ford has been building his eponymous brand, ...  

Comme des Garçons, spring 2009 Photo: ImaxtreeParis Fashion Week rages on, and we have brand-new spring 2009 runway slideshows. Comme des Garçons showed an affinity for hexagons, Jean Paul Gaultier's collection was dance-inspired, and Dries van Noten was just plain lovely. See them all and more...