雖然當記者時我不是跑時裝的，在巴黎也未見過Karl本尊，但這個噩耗確是令很多人也接受不了😢
Coco Chanel 的一切元素由 #老佛爺 去傳承至今，令整個品牌也展現出活力又不失優雅一面，還記得Chanel 以外，最深刻是Karl 也曾與 #DomPerignon 及 #ShuUemura 的Crossover ，總令人驚喜又不落俗套
有人形容這是 #一個時代的殞落 ，是，因為老佛爺真的太有才了，也是一個很可愛的老人家，怕胖只喝 Diet Coke ，坐私人飛機總要把咕𠱸墊在肚上有點安全感，有隻很矜貴的Choupette 貓🐈，愛攝影，也愛Art Direction ，堪稱 #Slash 之王，張張刀卻瓣瓣精，難得，前無古人，謝謝你曾帶給我們如此豐富流行元素，可以說即使是黑白及間條打扮也是由你帶領的
願好好安息🕊
It is with deep sadness that the House of CHANEL announces the passing of Karl Lagerfeld, the Creative Director for the CHANEL Fashion House since 1983.
An extraordinary creative individual, Karl Lagerfeld reinvented the brand’s codes created by Gabrielle Chanel: the CHANEL jacket and suit, the little black dress, the precious tweeds, the two-tone shoes, the quilted handbags, the pearls and costume jewelry. Regarding Gabrielle Chanel, he said, “My job is not to do what she did, but what she would have done. The good thing about Chanel is it is an idea you can adapt to many things.”
A prolific creative mind with endless imagination, Karl Lagerfeld explored many artistic horizons, including photography and short films. The House of CHANEL benefited from his talent for all the branding campaigns related to Fashion since 1987. Finally, one cannot refer to Karl Lagerfeld without mentioning his innate sense of repartee and self-mockery.
Alain Wertheimer, CEO of CHANEL, said: “Thanks to his creative genius, generosity and exceptional intuition, Karl Lagerfeld was ahead of his time, which widely contributed to the House of CHANEL’s success throughout the world. Today, not only have I lost a friend, but we have all lost an extraordinary creative mind to whom I gave carte blanche in the early 1980s to reinvent the brand.”
Bruno Pavlovsky, President of Fashion at CHANEL, said: “Fashion show after fashion show, collection after collection, Karl Lagerfeld left his mark on the legend of Gabrielle Chanel and the history of the House of CHANEL. He steadfastly promoted the talent and expertise of CHANEL’s ateliers and Métiers d’Art, allowing this exceptional know-how to shine throughout the world. The greatest tribute we can pay today is to continue to follow the path he traced by – to quote Karl – ‘continuing to embrace the present and invent the future’.”
Virginie Viard, Director of CHANEL’s Fashion Creation Studio and Karl Lagerfeld’s closest collaborator for more than 30 years, has been entrusted by Alain Wertheimer with the creative work for the collections, so that the legacy of Gabrielle Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld can live on.
The House of CHANEL offers his family, relatives and friends its deepest condolences.
