Karl Lagerfeld Out at Chanel?
June 05, 2009
A juicy piece of gossip is floating around the fashion blogosphere regarding the one and only Karl Lagerfeld. According to Diane Pernet of A Shaded View on Fashion: “This is not a fact until you officially read it somewhere else but rumour has it that Karl Lagerfeld will not renew his contract at Chanel and that Albert Elbaz will take his place and Olivier Theyskens will take Albert’s place at Lanvin. Both choices make perfect sense to me. Schaparelli has decided to change directions and do a not so expensive line. Nothing is engraved in cement, these are still just rumours you will have to wait and see.” If true, the sartorial switch-up would be one for the fashion history books, as Lagerfeld is unlikely to take over at another fashion house post-exiting Chanel.
Lagerfeld is 75 years old, so retirement from designing isn’t that unlikely a next step. Regardless, even if he does leave Chanel, there’s no chance this would be the last fashion would hear of the icon. Between directing, photographing, and lending his voice to an animated feature, there’s no shortage of skills up Lagerfeld’s sleeves.
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