Today, the workshop is put to use by art-world celebrities such as David Lynch and Karl Lagerfeld.
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Since 2002, Karl Lagerfeld has dedicated an annual ready-to-wear collection to showcase specialist craftsmanship.
Linlithgow Palace hosted the Metiers d'Art collection by the French brand's creative director Karl Lagerfeld.
Karl Lagerfeld showed black, shiny ones for his Paris-Shanghai collection for Chanel in 2010.
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He also shared a stage with Karl Lagerfeld muse Lady Amanda Harlech in Twelfth Night.
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Confident and unabashed Lagerfeld is looking forward to more creative inspiration and hard work.
Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel also looked to the sea as a starting point for his sublime collection.
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In recent years, the world-famous cabaret has collaborated with singer Kylie Minogue, designer Karl Lagerfeld and musician Bob Sinclair, among others.
Think of Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton or Alexander Wang for Balenciaga.
A. in comparison to what Karl Lagerfeld was achieving over at Chanel.
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Lagerfeld is a genius at finding that balance and making it seem effortless.
Much of Ms. Kruger's fashion ascent can be credited to "Karl" (Lagerfeld), her fellow countryman, Paris neighbor and longtime champion.
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As for the notoriously harsh world of fashion, Lagerfeld sees it merely as a reflection of the way the world works.
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Looking to Mademoiselle Gabrielle Chanel's passion for camellias, he had Karl Lagerfeld design the Garden of Chanel at London's Chelsea Flower Show.
The 30-second spot features Lagerfeld as a paparazzo version of himself, shooting VW cars while he muses about them under his breath.
With a wink at fashion, Karl Lagerfeld included fur shoes, fur skirts, fur bags and even fur sunglasses in his Fendi collection.
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But whatever follows would have to work hard to top Karl Lagerfeld's collection, paying tribute to the craftsmanship behind Scottish tweed, woollens and cashmere.
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In Mr. Drillot's relentlessly harsh lighting, Mr. Lagerfeld's dirndl-waisted skirts (think frumpy gym-class uniforms) and thin tops made both the men's and women's physiques look lumpy.
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We were also surprised to see Karl Lagerfeld line Chanel's runway with wind turbines and solar panels in a preview of Spring 2013 Paris Fashion Week.
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During a demonstration Lagerfeld sketched a portrait of Steve Jobs.
All the usual suspects are present: Yves Saint Laurent, Lanvin, Dior, Celine and Chanel, but surprises can also be found, with rare labels such as Charles Jourdan, Karl Lagerfeld and Tod's.
And on the runway will be a showcase of the artisan fabric skills that Lagerfeld's Chanel has amassed over the past decade, for fear that they would otherwise be lost for ever.
Winner in 2008 of the same Woolmark Prize that five decades earlier helped to launch the career of two young designers that went on to great things: Karl Lagerfeld and Yves Saint Laurent.
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Lagerfeld toyed with cross-dressing gothic-Jacobite variations on the kilt, with sporran bags and hip-flasks, riffing on Celtic pewter and pearls, baggy sweaters and woollens fit to adorn an ice queen on her wedding day.
Mr. Lagerfeld was also one of the first to learn of Ms. Kruger's role as Marie Antoinette in "Farewell, My Queen, " a new film about the Franco-Austrian queen's final three days in the court of Versailles.
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