Karl Lagerfeld Fashion Story

Karl Lagerfeld was born in  1933 Hamburg, Germany.

He won first prize in a contest organised by the Secrétariat International de la Laine (International Wool Association), for a sketch of a coat. The coat was produced by Pierre Balmain who offered Karl Lagerfeld, then 17, a job as his assistant.

He became art director for fashion designer Jean Patou.

He was the first freelancers in the modern fashion industry, working between France, Italy, England and Germany.

Karl lagerfeld became the first fashion designer to introduce a perfume, CHLOE, without having his own label.

In 1984 he created his own fashion house, KARL LAGERFELD, while continuing his collaborations with Chanel and Fendi.