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Fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld has died – reports Fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld has died – reports
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Iconic Chanel fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld has died aged 85, according to reports in French media. He had reportedly been ill for weeks.
German-born Lagerfeld, one of the most renowned and prolific modern fashion designers, was creative director at the French luxury brand Chanel at the time of his death. He had also worked with a number of other companies over the years, including the Italian Fendi and his own eponymous label.
There has been no official statement Lagerfeld’s death so far, though a source close to Chanel, cited by Reuters, has confirmed his death. He had skipped Chanel fashion shows in late January, though back then the company simply said he was tired.
No cause of death has been named so far.
Lagerfeld also ventured into politics, making several bold statements in recent years denouncing Angela Merkel’s ‘open-door’ migrant policies.
Brushing political correctness aside in November 2017, Lagerfeld said Merkel had replaced the millions of Jews slaughtered by Nazi Germany with their “worst enemies.”
He also said that he “hated” Merkel, accusing her policies of giving rise to Neo-Nazis. He even mulled rescinding his German citizenship in protest.
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