Karl Lagerfeld news and archive

H&M marks 20th anniversary of Guest Designers Collaborations with limited re-release drop

H&M is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its guest designer collaborations by revisiting and releasing some of its most iconic collaborative collections. The Swedish fashion retailer launched its first designer collection with Karl Lagerfeld, the creative director of Chanel at the time, in 2004. One of the first of its kind, the collaborative...

Business

G-III raises fiscal 2025 profit guidance

G-III Apparel Group reported net sales for the second quarter decreased 2 percent to 644.8 million dollars. Net income for the quarter rose to 24.2 million dollars or 53 cents and non-GAAP net income per diluted share increased to 52 cents. The company expects 2025 net sales to increase by approximately 3 percent to 3.20 billion dollars, net...

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G-III Apparel Group posts sales and earnings growth

G-III’s net sales for the first quarter were 609.7 million dollars , while net income rose to 5.8 million dollars or 12 cents per diluted share versus the prior year’s quarter. Non-GAAP net income per diluted share was 12 cents for the quarter compared to 13 cents in the same period last year. Commenting on the first quarter results, Morris...

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G-III Apparel posts Q4 revenue decline of 10.5 percent

Fourth quarter net sales at G-III Apparel Group decreased 10.5 percent to 764.8 million dollars. Net income for the quarter was 28.9 million dollars or 61 cents per diluted share, while non-GAAP net income per diluted share increased to 76 cents. Commenting on the results, Morris Goldfarb, G-III’s chairman and CEO, said: “We delivered strong...

Culture

Daniel Bruhl on playing Karl Lagerfeld: 'He walked like a matador'

Paris - Daniel Bruhl has the role of a lifetime as one of fashion's most iconic designers in "Becoming Karl Lagerfeld". He literally had to walk in the man's shoes to nail it. The show, which comes to Disney+ in June, follows the ponytailed couturier, whose ice-cold wit and groundbreaking designs for the likes of Fendi and Chanel made him a...

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Karl Lagerfeld's Paris home up for auction

Karl Lagerfeld's Paris apartment will go up for auction with a guide price of 5.3 million euros (5.8 million dollars), the notary responsible for the sale said Tuesday. Located in a 17th century building on Quai Voltaire, the three-room apartment has a view overlooking the Seine and the Louvre Museum. It will go under the hammer at Paris Chamber...

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G-III Apparel Group ups full-year outlook as Q2 sales rise

G-III Apparel Group has upped its full-year guidance after reporting a 9 percent increase in sales but narrowing profits in the second quarter. The group, whose portfolio includes brands Karl Lagerfeld, DKNY, and Donna Karan, generated sales of 659.8 million dollars in the three months ended July 31. That’s compared to sales of 605.2 million...

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Inside the "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty" Exhibit at the Met

The Costume Institute’s “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty”, the ongoing exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is an ode to the near-seven decade career of the late German designer. It is currently on view until July 16. With a focus on the designer’s collective oeuvre more than the man himself, the collection showcases over 200 garments...

Fashion

Item of the week: the figure-hugging maxi

What it is: The dress silhouette of the year has to be the figure-hugging maxi, so called for its ability to wrap around the body in a flattering way. The dress itself is often elasticated, giving it the ability to take the shape of the figure it sits on, and reaches down to the ankles, either then flaring out or remaining skin tight. Other...

Retail

WGACA launches vintage resale pop-up dedicated to Karl Lagerfeld

Luxury pre-owned luxury and vintage retailer What Goes Around Comes Around (WGACA) has opened a new shoppable retrospective dedicated to the career of Karl Lagerfeld in New York. The new 5,000-square-foot Karl Lagerfeld Retrospective retail concept on Wooster Street in SoHo is open until June 4. It features vintage ready-to-wear designs and...

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From Chanel to Choupette to Lagerfeld himself: What stars wore at the Met Gala

The annual Met Gala returned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York last night, spearheading the work of Karl Lagerfeld who was at the centre of this year’s theme, ‘Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty’. Attendees of the event, which consisted of the usual celebrity-clad line up, were precedently informed to take an “authentic approach” to...

Fashion

Vogue pays tribute to Karl Lagerfeld ahead of Met Gala

American Vogue has cast iconic designer Karl Lagerfeld in the spotlight, featuring 10 looks of the master’s creations for the cover of its May issue, photographed at the Palais Royal in Paris by Annie Leibovitz. With a career spanning seven decades, Mr Lagerfeld’s tenures at Fendi and Chanel, respectively starting in 1967 and 1983, were for...