Karl Lagerfeld R.I.P

BuboBubo

Rest in peace, fellow cat lover.

Stone Gossard

Not PETA's favourite designer if I recall, but rip to probably the most recognisable male in fashion.

orourkeda1977

who?

TheValeyard

orourkeda1977 wrote: »

who?

Karl Lagerfeld

meeeeh

I don't think there was more iconic designer around after YSL died. It will be interesting to see who will replace him and how Chanel profits will hold.

Chorcai

An amazing designer but a rather terrible human being!

meeeeh

Chorcai wrote: »

An amazing designer but a rather terrible human being!

Who did he offend?

BuboBubo

meeeeh wrote: »

Who did he offend?

Vegans, models, jews, the me too movement to name a few.

TheValeyard

meeeeh wrote: »

Who did he offend?

He hired strippers and adult film stars as models. Caused fashion gurus to walk out of his show.

He also used a verse of the Qur'an in a 1994 outfit. How he wasnt killed for that I'll never know, maybe it was just too stylish.

Called Adele a bit fat. So...fat shaming?

JohnnyFlash

BuboBubo wrote: »

Vegans, models, jews, the me too movement to name a few.

Was he one of those gay lads who thought he could say terrible and outrageous things to anyone because he was a camp gay man?

That doesn’t wash anymore. He was rich and white. That completely overrules any slack he might once have got for being gay.

VeryTerry

He sounds like an English football hooligan character Harry Enfield would invent.

seamus

Never heard of him until now tbh. Not sure why it's at all noteworthy

VeryTerry

VeryTerry wrote: »

He sounds like an English football hooligan character Harry Enfield would invent.

Mine's a pint of bitter.

JohnnyFlash

seamus wrote: »

Never heard of him until now tbh. Not sure why it's at all noteworthy

You don’t strike me as a fashionable sort, Seamus. Bootcut jeans and a Next jumper sort of lad.

seamus

Fair play. That's exactly what I'm wearing right now

And no, fashion is not something I care about in the slightest.

meeeeh

Murray TheDemonic TalkingSkull wrote: »

He hired strippers and adult film stars as models. Caused fashion gurus to walk out of his show.

He also used a verse of the Qur'an in a 1994 outfit. How he wasnt killed for that I'll never know, maybe it was just too stylish.

Called Adele a bit fat. So...fat shaming?

Adele is a bit fat. So basically nothing major.

Oasis1974

Bet he made jocks that were very expensive...

Birneybau

seamus wrote: »

Never heard of him until now tbh. Not sure why it's at all noteworthy

He never had a diffusion line in Dunnes

jmayo

seamus wrote: »

Never heard of him until now tbh. Not sure why it's at all noteworthy

He was from Monaghan, Carrickmacross to be precise.

10000maniacs

Such a miserable looking dude in all of his photos. A picture tells a thousand words. Nuff said.

ohfa6muwtsvkc1

I loved that show he had on BBC a while back, talking to politics heads about their clothes. Got to see a human side of them.

The fashion world morns.

King of Kings

Ive a tshirt of his...its lovely , real quality.

I enjoyed him upsetting people too. Miserable offended fu8ks.

Rip great man

Hector Savage

God Ted, do you remember that lad that was so good at fashion they had to shoot him !

sxt

orourkeda1977 wrote: »

who?

How Soon Is Now

Sounds like quite a guy in fairness!



RIP ur an angle now xxx

He's as recognizable a name to people uninterested in fashion as any number of soccer players names would be to me, doesn't mean his passing isn't noteworthy. He was a hugely successful and influential figure in his area. It's a creative art form.

Anyway, I know nothing about him as a private person but I have enjoyed his work (via couture magazines, my guilty pleasure). I'm not a stylish person and the opposite of a fashionista but I liked what he created in the same way that I'm not in the least bit artistic but I can enjoy looking at the works of Modigliani or Banksy for that matter.

He'll be remembered as one of the greats of his industry.

Are there people confusing John Galliano with Lagerfeld on this thread or did both men have the same anti-semetic outburst?

zapitastas

Candie wrote: »

Are there people confusing John Galliano with Lagerfeld on this thread or did both men have the same anti-semetic outburst?

No seems that he had an issue with muslims

meeeeh

I think he was opinionated enough that if someone wanted to be offended by him they would could find a suitable quote from him.

Bigbagofcans

meeeeh wrote: »

Adele is a bit fat. So basically nothing major.

He was quoted as saying "She is a little too fat but she has a beautiful face and a divine voice" - not bad really.

He himself lost over 90 lbs so probably thinks a lot of people need to lost some weight (which is true).

DEFTLEFTHAND

Candie wrote: »

Are there people confusing John Galliano with Lagerfeld on this thread or did both men have the same anti-semetic outburst?

Come to think of it Mr Lager sort of dressed like a distinguished German Army Officer, circa 1940.

Very stylish individual.

meeeeh

Bigbagofcans wrote: »

He was quoted as saying "She is a little too fat but she has a beautiful face and a divine voice" - not bad really.

He himself lost over 90 lbs so probably thinks a lot of people need to lost some weight (which is true).

He was a high end fashion designer, half of those brands don't go past size 10 or 12. I would say he thought about 90% of people are too fat.

VeryTerry

zapitastas wrote: »

No seems that he had an issue with muslims

Sounds like he accidentally offended some Muslims, apologised and the whole thing blew over from his wiki. Sensible stuff.

Fiftyfilthy

10000maniacs wrote: »

Such a miserable looking dude in all of his photos. A picture tells a thousand words. Nuff said.

Never recovered from his boyfriend of 18 years dying of aids 30 years ago

Turns out was a Wise choice never having a sexual relationship with him in those 18 years together


He always wanted to marry his cat and had no real interest in sex

Carry

He was an immensely talented designer, photographer and entrepreneur.
I liked his reinvention of the Chanel brand, his designs are beautiful and mostly wearable. Sadly not for me, since I simply don't have the money to invest in expensive designer wear, nor do I have the opportunity to swan around in Chanel (apart from perfume).

He was very arrogant at times (privileged upbringing did it's part) and could be very rude, but he certainly wasn't anti-Muslim, as someone mentioned above. He criticised Merkel vor letting in one million refugees and thereby enabling the right wingers to enter the parliament. Though he retracted that critique later.

He despised people who wear sweatpants outside actually doing sports, saying that they let themselves down. I agree with that, though.

He was a worldwide cultural icon and very successful in what he was doing. You don't get there by being approachable and down to earth.

I wonder what is going to happen to his cat Chouprette that had her own 2 chambermaids and a personal chef. It must be the most privileged cat ever (beside my cat :rolleyes:).

AllGunsBlazing

A piss poor Hollywood biopic can't be too far off then.

The Princess Bride

He had a preference for skinny models, and when a German publication decided to use ordinary women instead, he was annoyed.
He said that its decision was driven by overweight women who did not like to be reminded of their weight issues.

To quote him,
"These are fat mummies, sitting with their bags of crisps, in front of the television, saying that thin models are ugly."

Called a spade a spade.
Simple.

I always thought he looked a little like Billy Bob Thornton.

The Princess Bride

The Princess Bride wrote: »

He had a preference for skinny models, and when a German publication decided to use ordinary women instead, he was annoyed.
He said that its decision was driven by overweight women who did not like to be reminded of their weight issues.

To quote him,
"These are fat mummies, sitting with their bags of crisps, in front of the television, saying that thin models are ugly."

Called a spade a spade.
Simple.

I always thought he looked a little like Billy Bob Thornton.

An even more wasted BB Thornton! He was very talented and totally of his time and place. I could never imagine Karl schlepping around Tesco, or filling his car with diesel. One of the last of a dying breed, in a very rarified area.

I didn't know that about his cat though, it's a little obscene in it's excess but at the same time totally unsurprising.

Carry

Candie wrote: »

I didn't know that about his cat though, it's a little obscene in it's excess but at the same time totally unsurprising.

It's what cats usually expect and certainly don't consider as over the top or obscene, didn't you know?

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/gallery/2014/sep/01/choupette-private-life-very-public-cat-karl-lagerfeld

Your Face

Just was reading about him there.

Seemed like good craic.

phater phagan

I've used the Chanel deodorant and shampoo for years - didn't realise he was their guy.
Anyone who loves cats can't be all bad. RIP Karl.

Carry

Carry wrote: »

It's what cats usually expect and certainly don't consider as over the top or obscene, didn't you know?

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/gallery/2014/sep/01/choupette-private-life-very-public-cat-karl-lagerfeld

Choupette is very pretty, totally spoilworthy.

AllForIt

I always thought he was rather cool.

I always preferred Versace myself though (he says whilst wearing a pair of Dunnes joggers and Pennys's hoody)

AllForIt

AllForIt wrote: »

I was thought we was rather cool.

I always preferred Versace myself though (he says whilst wearing a pair of Dunnes joggers and Pennys's hoody)

He was very cool, but exquisitely tasteful. Versace was but a vulgarian parvenu compared to Mr Lagerfeld, with their flashy prints and clashing colors!

Nobody does prints and paisleys like Versace, instantly recognizable. The pre-Donatella House of Versace was more creative than the post-Donatella, imo.

Says she in the Barbie t-shirt and PJ bottoms.

Immortal Starlight

A light went out today. Mr Lagerfeld brought colour and happiness to a lot of people. The world will be a little less crazy and less interesting without him. May he Rest In Peace.

BuboBubo

Candie wrote: »

Are there people confusing John Galliano with Lagerfeld on this thread or did both men have the same anti-semetic outburst?

Karl Lagerfeld was against the German government allowing Muslim migrants into the country, he regarded them as enemies of the Jewish community.

He upset members of both the Muslim and Jewish community with his comments in a tv interview a few years ago.

Zaph

No real interest in fashion myself, but despite that I'd want to have been living under a rock not to know who Karl Lagerfeld was. There's an interesting documentary series on Netflix called "7 Days Out", detailing the last 7 days before a particular event. One episode is a Chanel fashion show, and it's one of the better episodes in the series imo. Lagerfeld comes across as a pretty decent sort in it.

fonecrusher1

Old guy dies at the decent age of 85. RIP and all but in the great scheme of things what of importance did he actually contribute to the world? Silly looking clothes on very skinny ladies walking down a catwalk. Materialistic and utterly superficial nonsense.

Atoms for Peace

His cat is going is going to be in the money.

Always Tired

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

Old guy dies at the decent age of 85. RIP and all but in the great scheme of things what of importance did he actually contribute to the world? Silly looking clothes on very skinny ladies walking down a catwalk. Materialistic and utterly superficial nonsense.

how philistine. you could belittle almost any artistic accomplishments in that manner. sure all picasso did was paint pictures with funny looking backward faces.

phater phagan

Zaph wrote: »

Lagerfeld comes across as a pretty decent sort in it.

The people who knew him or were involved in that work and in the fashion industry all seem to have liked him and speak well of him.