Karl Lagerfeld

Karl Lagerfeld with Bolivian fashion designer Monica Moss, at an event in Monaco, in 2005

Karl Lagerfeld (born Karl Otto Lagerfeldt on 10 September 1933 in Hamburg, Germany) is a fashion designer. Many people see him as one of the most influential persons of the late 20th century. He has made fashion for many different labels, for example Chanel, Chloé and Fendi. He also owns several labels, which he started in the early 1980s. He also owns labels making perfumes. He has designed clothes for many leading artists.

Lagerfeld is openly gay.

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