Lagerfeld, Karl

October 20, 2023

In Chloé Show, an Unseen Legacy With Quiet Jewish Roots

Gaby Aghion, Chloé’s founder, didn’t just make a brand for herself, she made one for all women. For only the second time in its almost 120 […]
May 2, 2023

Doja Cat Made a Fashionably Feline Met Gala Debut

One could say she led the evening’s purr-ade of Choupette-inspired looks. While the real Choupette stayed home for the Met Gala on Monday, the stars came […]
May 2, 2023

Met Gala Fashion: Rihanna, Dua Lipa, Kim Kardashian — What Would Karl Have Thought?

Karl Lagerfeld was famous for not holding back. So what would he have said about the looks worn in his (and his cat’s) honor? What would […]
May 1, 2023

Karl Lagerfeld and the Controversies That Color His Fashion Legacy

The “iceberg.” The Quran verses. The fatphobia. Committed as he was to fashion, at times it seemed that the great love of Karl Lagerfeld’s life was […]
April 27, 2023

Anna Wintour on Karl Lagerfeld, and the Clothes He Made for Her

Anna Wintour, the editor of Vogue and global editorial director of Condé Nast, has been the maestro of every Met Gala since 1999. But this time, […]
April 12, 2023

Met Gala 2023: Theme, Hosts and Everything You Should Know

From the theme to the dress code, from official hosts to likely guests: Here’s what we know so far about the party of the year. First […]
March 29, 2022

A Model’s Refugee Story

Irina Lazareanu has a new book about her life in fashion. But it was her life before fashion that haunts her now. It was the recent […]
March 1, 2020

Alaïa and Lagerfeld: The Lives of Very Different Men

People in fashion are obsessed with time. It’s why designers talk about being inspired by ages: gilded, jazz, space or medieval. It’s why fashion writers reference […]
February 26, 2020

Is Virgil Abloh the Karl Lagerfeld for Millennials?

Virgil Abloh, the founder of Off-White and the men’s wear designer of Louis Vuitton, is the kind of fashion figure that seems to demand comparison. Almost […]
January 21, 2020

What Happened to Choupette?

PARIS — After the Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld died last February at age 85, a rumor began to circulate: He had left his fortune, and a […]