Born name

Karl Otto Lagerfeld

nickname

Karl

Alter

Karl Lagerfeld was born on September 10, 1933.

Died

Karl died at the age of 85 on February 19, 2019 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. Due to certain health problems, he was admitted to the American Hospital of Paris in January 2019, where he breathed his last and died of complications from pancreatic cancer.

Sun sign

Virgo

Place of birth

Hamburg, Germany

Residence

Paris, France

nationality

training

Karl Lagerfeld attended a private school. He was later enrolled in a Lycée Montaigne in Paris for his further education, studying history and drawing.

occupation

Fashion designer, Photographer

family

• Father – Otto Lagerfeld (German businessman and founder of Lagerfeld & Co)
• Mutter – Elisabeth Bahlmann
• Siblings – Martha Christiane (Older Sister)
• Others – Karl Bahlmann (maternal grandfather) (local politician of the Catholic Center Party), Thea (elderly half-sister)

Manager

Not applicable

Build

Average

Height

5 feet 10 inches or 180 cm

weight

71 kg or 156.5 lbs

boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse

Karl Lagerfeld had dated –

1. Jacques de Bascher (197? -1989) – Lagerfeld began dating socialite Jacques de Bascher in the early ’70s. They reportedly lived in a relationship until Jacques’ death in 1989.
2. Veronica Webb (1989) – In 1989, Karl reportedly had a short-lived relationship with model and actress Veronica Webb.

race/ethnicity

White

hair colour

White

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Bisexual

distinguishing features

• Always an oriental fan with you
• Wore black sunglasses
• Wore clothes with a starched high collar

brand promotion

Karl Lagerfeld had appeared in a TV commercial for the luxury clothing brand, HM .

He was also one of the most famous designers and supported a number of fashion brands through his work.

Known for

• As one of the most popular and successful fashion designers
• Worked as creative director of luxury fashion brand, Chanel and Italian fashion house Fendi

first movie

In 1973 he made his first screen appearance in the drama film, L’Amour .

First TV show

In 1969, he made his television show debut with an appearance on the talk show, The Mike Douglas Show .

Personal trainer

In 2001, Lagerfeld lost more than 40 kg by wearing clothes designed by Hedi Slimane. These clothes were designed exclusively for very slim boys, so Lagerfeld had to go the extra mile to find the perfect body fit for them. The most interesting thing about his weight loss was that he lost that amount of weight in 13 months and that too with no exercise. He used to believe that exercise makes you hungry and interferes with your eating habits.

His diet, called The Spoonlight Program , was designed by his doctor, Jean-Claude Houdret. The diet focused on low-fat, low-carbohydrate, and low-calorie. In fact, daily food intake was limited from 1000 to 1200 calories. He even documented his diet plan in the book, The Karl Lagerfeld Diet.

In his typically eccentric way, he insisted they have minimal contact with food and discard leftovers because that way you might not be tempted to eat more. Rather than suggesting healthy snacks to help cope with hunger pangs, he suggested approaching them stoically, as not eating when you’re feeling hunger pangs would ultimately help you lose weight.

Karl Lagerfeld favorite things

• Biggest Fear – Losing your health
• Overrated Virtue – Religious hypocrisy
• Greatest achievement – work he had done on himself
• Writers – E. Dickinson (English), Leopardi (Italian), Mallarmé (French), RM Rilke (German)
• Fictional Hero – Orlando from Virginia Woolf
• Names – Tancrede (for boys), Allegra (for girls)
• What he liked least – Monday morning
• Models – Claudia Schiffer, Stella Tennant

Karl Lagerfeld facts

1. Lagerfeld had a red-pointed Birman named Choupette. In his June 2013 interview, he claimed that he would have married his cat if it were legal.
2. At Milan Fashion Week in 1993, he created controversy by using stripper and adult film actress Moana Pozzi for his runway show. This forced Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour to leave the show.
3. In 1994, he became the center of another outrage when he used a line from the Koran for the spring 1994 couture collection at Chanel . He apologized and claimed he had taken a verse from the book on Taj Mahal believing it was a fragment of the love poem.
4. In 2001, he was dubbed a “designer dinosaur” by spokesman for animal rights group PETA for constantly using furs in his collection.
5. At a fashion event at Lincoln Center in New York, tofu pies were hurled at Lagerfeld by animal rights activists. Instead of hitting him, one of the pies hit Calvin Klein.
6. In 2015, Lagerfeld opened his first eponymous fashion store in the famous Lagoona Mall in Doha.
7. In February 2012, he became the subject of anger in the UK after calling singer Adele “a little too fat”. He had to apologize to excuse the situation.
8. In July 2012, he was caught in another British controversy after making some less-than-polite comments about Kate Middleton’s sister, Pippa’s face, quipping that she should only show her back.
9. He began his fashion design career as an assistant to legendary designer Pierre Balmain. He was selected for this post after winning a coat design competition in 1955.
10. He was also a successful photographer and had photographed celebrities such as Mariah Carey and Dakota Fanning.
11. He had also done editorial work for some leading magazines.
12. In the past, he frequently falsified information about his birth and family background. He usually stated that he was born in 1938, but according to the Catholic baptismal register he was born in 1933.
13. He was fluent in 4 languages ​​- German, English, French and Italian.
14. During his appearance on the TV show, Larry King Live , he revealed that he stopped celebrating his birthday after turning 30.
15. Visit his official website @ karl.com.
16. Follow Karl on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest and Google+.