MODEM PARIS WOMEN'S Fall Winter 2019

TRIBUTE TO KARL LAGERFELD, “L’HOMME FATAL” “The world has lost an icon,” stated Pier Paolo Righi, CEO of Karl Lagerfeld. KarlLagerfeld,withhercat Choupette. PhotoKarlLagerfeld Driven by an outstanding take on fashion and sense of creativity, Karl Lagerfeld was passionate, powerful, and intensely curious – just like the woman who inspired him throughout his entire life; Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel herself. Always at the forefront of the fashion industry, both designers were true pione- ers of their own times, provocative voices of their respective generations, and most of all, both Gabrielle Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld were boundary-pushing, extraordinary creative individuals who never settled for anything less than achieving excellence. If one considers Gabrielle Chanel to be the “femme fatale” of her generation, Karl Lagerfeld is definitely her counterpart – the “homme fatal”. In addition to sitting on the throne of the fashion industry, Mr. Lagerfeld further expressed his artistry through a lifelong passion for photography, illustration, architecture, and interior design. “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 ’,” declared Bruno Pavlovsky , President of Fashion at Chanel. Famed for his one-of-a-kind signature style look – tailored suit, dark sunglasses, white ponytail, and black leather gloves – the enigmatic “King Karl,” as referred to by his fan-base, was arguably the most prolific designer in recent fashion history. “For Fendi and myself, the creative genius of Karl has been and will always be our guiding light,” Silvia Venturini, Fendi Creative Director. Elisabeth Tudor @ Modem