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March 28, 2007

1108: Love me, Karl. Love me!

More on our fashion hero...

Lagerfeld's approach to design, as shown in the video below, is based almost entirely on his skills as an illustrator. Whereas many designers drape fabric on models (which Lagerfeld considers to be "playing the designer"), he prefers to sketch his ideas, which are then executed with the help of assistants.

In the New Yorker profile I mentioned earlier, he mentions that a wastepaper bin is the most important piece of furniture in a home. He is constantly sketching and, subsequently, throwing those sketches away. He is adamant about keeping nothing -- to keep things would be to give into the impulse to look backward, which despite his love of history, he never does.

"Beauty is also submitted to the taste of time, so a beautiful woman from the Belle Epoch is not exactly the perfect beauty of today, so beauty is something that changes with time."

If you need me, I will be assembling a costume of my own design ("the best costume for today"), inspired by Marie Antoinette's teenage years and the music of Kraftwerk.

It shall be made out of tulle, feathers, and cellophane. I will then board a flight bound for Paris, and upon arriving, I shall devote myself to the task of inserting myself into Lagerfeld's entourage. It was meant to be! We will ride off into a black-and-white sunset in an authentic 18th century berlin, operated by Helmut Newton models in masks and riding boots. La mode, c'est fantastique!

Posted by ashley at March 28, 2007 11:47 AM

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