Editing Karl Lagerfeld (section)

==Personal life==
Lagerfeld was recognized for his signature white hair, black sunglasses, fingerless gloves, and high, starched [[detachable collar]]s.<ref>''Lagerfeld Confidential'', 2007.</ref>

He had an 18-year relationship with French aristocrat and socialite [[Jacques de Bascher]] (1951–1989), though Lagerfeld said that the relationship never was sexual.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com.au/fashion/karl-lagerfeld-jacques-de-bascher-romance-14024|title=Karl Lagerfeld Speaks About His Ex-Boyfriend in a Rare Personal Interview|last=O'Neill|first=Grace|magazine=Harper's BAZAAR|access-date=21 February 2019}}</ref> "I infinitely loved that boy", Lagerfeld reportedly said of de Bascher, "but I had no physical contact with him. Of course, I was seduced by his physical charm".<ref name=":0" /> de Bascher had an affair with the couturier [[Yves Saint Laurent (designer)|Yves Saint Laurent]]; subsequently, Saint Laurent's business partner and former lover [[Pierre Bergé]] accused Lagerfeld of being behind a gambit to destabilize the rival fashion house.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://wwd.com/eye/people/book-karl-lagerfeld-jacques-de-bascher-yves-saint-laurentnion-10959173/|title=New Book Sheds Light on Karl Lagerfeld's Troubled Companion|last1=Diderich|first1=Joelle|date=10 August 2017|website=Women's Wear Daily|access-date=21 February 2019}}</ref> de Bascher died of AIDS in 1989 while Lagerfeld stayed on a bed at his bedside in his hospital room during the final stages of his illness. After Lagerfeld's death, tabloids reported that he was to be cremated and his ashes mixed with those of de Bascher, which Lagerfeld kept in an urn, or with those of his mother.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inquisitr.com/5305578/karl-lagerfelds-ashes-to-be-mixed-with-those-of-his-partner-jacques-de-bascher/|title=Karl Lagerfeld's Ashes To Be Mixed With Those of His Partner Jacques de Bascher|date=20 February 2019|website=The Inquisitr|access-date=20 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2019/02/20/karl-lagerfeld-les-derniers-jours-d-un-monstre-sacre_5425655_3382.html|title=Karl Lagerfeld, les derniers jours d'un monstre sacré|date=20 February 2019|access-date=20 February 2019|language=fr}}</ref>

Lagerfeld lived in numerous homes over the years: an apartment in the [[Rue de l'Université (Paris)|Rue de l'Université]] in Paris, decorated in the [[Art Deco style]] (1970s); the 18th-century Chateau de Penhoët in [[Brittany]], decorated in the [[Rococo]] style (1970s to 2000); an apartment in [[Monte Carlo]] decorated until 2000 in 1980s [[Memphis Group|Memphis style]] (from the early 1980s); the Villa Jako in Blankenese in [[Hamburg]], decorated in the Art Deco style (mid-1990s to 2000); the [[Villa La Vigie, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin|Villa La Vigie]] in France (the 1990s to 2000), a 17th-century mansion (''hôtel particulier'') in the Rue de l'Université in Paris, decorated in the Rococo and other styles (1980s to the 2000s); an apartment in [[Manhattan]], although he never moved into or decorated it (2006 to 2012); the summer villa El Horria in [[Biarritz]], decorated in the modern style (1990s–2006); and a house dating from the 1840s in [[Vermont]] (from the 2000s). From 2007, Lagerfeld owned an 1820s house in Paris in [[Quai Voltaire]] decorated in modern and Art Deco style.<ref name="nytimes.com" />

A spread with pictures inside Lagerfeld's apartments in Paris and Monaco was published in ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.vogue.com/article/karl-lagerfeld-interiors-from-the-archives | title=Inside Karl Lagerfeld's Many Luxurious Homes | work=Vogue | date=21 February 2019 | access-date=24 February 2019}}</ref> He also revealed his vast collection of [[Suzanne Belperron]]'s pins and brooches. He used the color of one of her blue [[chalcedony]] rings as the starting point for the [[Chanel]] spring/summer 2012 collection.<ref>{{cite news |title=Daily AD – "The aesthete : collecting the singular jewelry of french designer Suzanne Belperron |last1=Ownens |first1=Mitchell |url=http://www.architecturaldigest.com/blogs/the-aesthete/2012/05/suzanne-belperron-sothebys-sale |newspaper=AD / Architectural Digest |date=May 2012 |archive-date=3 April 2015 |access-date=7 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403194938/http://www.architecturaldigest.com/blogs/the-aesthete/2012/05/suzanne-belperron-sothebys-sale |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Lagerfeld owned a red point [[Birman]] cat named [[Choupette]], which, in June 2013, he indicated he would marry, if it were legal.<ref>{{cite news|last=Miller|first=Julie|date=6 June 2013|title="Karl Lagerfeld Would Marry His Cat Choupette If It Were Legal"|magazine=Vanity Fair|publisher=Condé Nast|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2013/05/karl-lagerfeld-choupette-marry|access-date=17 June 2021}}</ref> According to reports, the designer included the feline in his will from 2015, and designated 1.5&nbsp;million dollars for its care and maintenance.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Karl Lagerfeld's cat to inherit a fortune, but may not be richest pet |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/karl-lagerfeld-dies-leaves-cat-choupette-inheritance-but-may-not-be-richest-pet/ |access-date=12 May 2023 |website=www.cbsnews.com |date=21 February 2019 |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Weight loss===
Lagerfeld lost {{Convert|42|kg|lb|abbr=on}} in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Karl Lagerfeld (Fashion Designer) – Birthday Timeline, Net Worth, Salary|url=https://www.thecelebritybirthdays.com/karl-lagerfeld|access-date=10 September 2020|website=Celebrity Birthdays|language=en}}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> He explained: "I suddenly wanted to dress differently, to wear clothes designed by [[Hedi Slimane]]. ... But these fashions, modeled by very, very slim boys—and not men my age—required me to lose at least 40&nbsp;kg. It took me exactly 13 months". The diet was created specially for him by Jean-Claude Houdret, which led to a book called ''The Karl Lagerfeld Diet''. He promoted it on ''[[Larry King Live]]'' and other television shows.<ref name="The Karl Lagerfeld Diet" />

===Book collecting===
Lagerfeld was a passionate book collector and amassed one of the largest personal libraries in the world. According to the Rare Book Hub, he was quoted as saying: "Today, I only collect books; there is no room left for something else. If you go to my house, I'll have you walk around the books. I ended up with a library of 300,000. It's a lot for an individual".<ref>{{cite web |last=Stillman |first=Michael |title=  Karl Lagerfeld, Fashion Designer, Book Collector Extraordinaire, Dies |website=rarebookhub.com |date=March 2019 |url=https://www.rarebookhub.com/articles/2580?id=2580 |access-date= 23 August 2020}}</ref>

===Death, tributes, and retrospectives===
After health complications in January 2019, Lagerfeld was admitted to the [[American Hospital of Paris]] in Parisian suburb [[Neuilly-sur-Seine]] on 18 February. He died there the following morning from complications of [[prostate cancer]].<ref name="MilesSochaFeb20232">{{cite news |last=Socha |first=Miles |date=February 17, 2023 |title=Unpacking the Life and Times of Karl Lagerfeld |url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/designer-luxury/karl-lagerfeld-biography-new-book-middleton-harper-1235509527/ |access-date=January 15, 2024 |work=[[Women's Wear Daily]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=19 February 2019 |title=Karl Lagerfeld, iconic Chanel fashion designer, dies |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47293612 |work=BBC News}}</ref> He requested no formal funeral, with plans for cremation and ashes spread at secret locations alongside his mother as well as his late partner, Jacques de Bascher.<ref>{{cite web |date=10 July 2017 |title=Jacques de Bascher, a truly naughty boy |url=https://parisdiarybylaure.com/jacques-de-bascher-truly-naughty-boy/ |access-date=25 February 2019 |website=parisdiarybylaure.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Millington |first=Alison |date=8 March 2018 |title=In an interview a year before his death, Karl Lagerfeld said he'd had 'every test under the sun and they can't find anything wrong' |url=https://www.thisisinsider.com/karl-lagerfeld-death-interview-funeral-plans-heir-to-fortune-2019-2 |access-date=25 February 2019 |website=INSIDER}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/style/karl-lagerfeld-funeral-ceremony-ashes-cremated/|title=Karl Lagerfeld Will Be Cremated and Will Not Have a Funeral Ceremony|website=Peoplemag}}</ref>

Lagerfeld was memorialized on 20 June 2019 at the [[Grand Palais]] with "Karl For Ever", a celebration of the designer's life, which featured a career retrospective highlighting his tenures at Chloé, Fendi, and Chanel, along with his work for his eponymous Karl Lagerfeld brand.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 June 2019 |title=Karl For Ever: In Paris, the Fashion Industry Pays Tribute to Karl Lagerfeld |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/karl-lagerfeld-grand-palais-tribute |access-date=19 September 2019 |website=Vogue |language=en |quote=The walls of the Palais were lined with towering black and white portraits of Lagerfeld, from his youthful entry into Paris as the young German winner of the Woolmark Prize in 1954, through every phase of his climb, through Chloé in the '70s, Fendi, Chanel, and his own Karl Lagerfeld brand, to becoming the most famous fashion personality on the planet.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fashionista |date=20 June 2019 |title=Chanel and Fendi Pay Tribute to Karl Lagerfeld With a Joint Memorial Event in Paris |url=https://fashionista.com/2019/06/karl-lagerfeld-memorial-chanel-fendi-tribute |access-date=19 September 2019 |website=Fashionista |language=en}}</ref> The 90-minute tribute was attended by 2,500 guests. Nearly 60 gigantic portraits were on view within the pavilion, which has hosted many Chanel runway collections.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 June 2019 |title=Tilda Swinton, Helen Mirren and More Pay Tribute to Karl Lagerfeld in Paris Memorial Celebration |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/starry-karl-ever-service-paris-pays-tribute-karl-lagerfeld-1220223 |access-date=19 September 2019 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en}}</ref> The ceremony also included readings and musical performances by [[Tilda Swinton]], [[Cara Delevingne]], [[Helen Mirren]], [[Pharrell Williams]], and [[Lang Lang]]. The production was staged by theater and opera director [[Robert Carsen]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Horyn |first=Cathy |date=21 June 2019 |title=Inside the Spectacular Tribute for Karl Lagerfeld |url=https://www.thecut.com/2019/06/karl-lagerfeld-memorial-tribute-paris.html |access-date=19 September 2019 |website=The Cut |language=en}}</ref>

The exhibition “Lagerfeld: The Chanel Shows” of [[Simon Procter]] was shown in [[London]], [[Paris]], [[Dubai]], [[Boca Raton, Florida|Boca Raton]] and [[Miami]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dixon |first=Emily |date=18 October 2019 |title=Capturing the ambitious beauty of Karl Lagerfeld’s Chanel shows |url=https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/chanel-karl-lagerfeld-shows-simon-procter-photography/index.html |access-date=12 November 2024 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Garrigues |first=Manon |date=16 September 2019 |title=Why the „Lagerfeld, the Chanel Shows“ exhibition in Paris is a must-see |url=https://www.vogue.fr/fashion-culture/article/why-the-lagerfeld-the-chanel-shows-exhibition-in-paris-is-a-must-see |access-date=12 November 2024 |website=vogue |language=en}}</ref>

In February 2020, Eden Gallery honored Lagerfeld with an exhibition which explored sculptures and paintings inspired by his work.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Karl Lagerfeld Tribute |url=https://www.eden-gallery.com/news/karl-lagerfeld-tribute |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=Eden Gallery}}</ref>

==== The White Shirt Project ====
In July 2019, the house of Karl Lagerfeld announced the development of "The White Shirt Project".<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Socha |first1=Miles |date=11 July 2019 |title=EXCLUSIVE: Kate Moss, Cara Delevingne to Create White Shirts Honoring Karl Lagerfeld |url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/exclusive-kate-moss-cara-delevingne-create-white-shirts-honoring-karl-lagerfeld-1203217872/ |access-date=19 September 2019 |website=WWD |language=en}}</ref> In homage to its eponymous founder, the project celebrated the late designer's legacy with a collection of reimagined, iconic white shirts.<ref name="vogue.co.uk2">{{Cite web |date=11 July 2019 |title=Karl Lagerfeld's Famous Friends Announce The White Shirt Project in Honour of the Iconic Designer |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/karl-lagerfeld-white-shirt-project |access-date=19 September 2019 |website=British Vogue |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name="farfetch.com2">{{Cite web |title=The White Shirt Project: A Tribute to Karl Lagerfeld Exclusively Available at Farfetch |url=https://www.farfetch.com/style-guide/drops/karl-lagerfeld-the-white-shirt-project/ |access-date=19 September 2019 |website=www.farfetch.com |language=en}}</ref>

Lagerfeld once said: "If you ask me what I'd most like to have invented in fashion, I'd say the white shirt. For me, the white shirt is the basis of everything. Everything else comes after."<ref name="Klerk2">{{Cite magazine |last=Klerk |first=Amy de |date=18 September 2019 |title=The house of Karl Lagerfeld pays tribute to late designer with celebrity collaborations |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/fashion-news/a28360235/karl-lagerfeld-white-shirt-tribute/ |access-date=19 September 2019 |magazine=Harper's BAZAAR |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=18 September 2019 |title=Honoring Karl Lagerfeld with "The White Shirt Project" |url=https://www.whitewall.art/fashion/honoring-karl-lagerfeld-with-the-white-shirt-project |access-date=19 September 2019 |website=Whitewall}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=19 September 2019 |title=Cara Delevingne, Kate Moss And Gigi Hadid Honour Late Designer Karl Lagerfeld |url=https://www.marieclaire.com.au/karl-lagerfeld-white-shirt-project |access-date=19 September 2019 |website=Marie Claire |language=en-us}}</ref>

The global project was curated by Karl Lagerfeld's then Style Advisor [[Carine Roitfeld]] and featured designs from Cara Delevingne, [[Kate Moss]], [[Tommy Hilfiger]], [[Diane Kruger]], [[Takashi Murakami]], [[Amber Valletta]], and British street artist [[Endless (artist)|Endless]], amongst others.<ref name="Klerk2" /><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Socha |first1=Miles |date=16 September 2019 |title=EXCLUSIVE: Karl Lagerfeld Tribute Shirts Feature Tattoos, Handwritten Messages |url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/exclusive-karl-lagerfeld-tribute-shirts-first-look-photos-1203270657/ |access-date=19 September 2019 |website=WWD |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Karl For Ever: This is How the World of Fashion and Friends of the Designer Paid Their Tribute |url=https://en.vogue.me/culture/karl-lagerfeld-tribute-paris/ |access-date=19 March 2024 |website=ArtStyleMagazine |date=23 June 2019 |language=en-GB}}</ref> A White Shirt tribute event at Paris Fashion Week featured [[Anna Wintour]], [[Kaia Gerber]], and [[Karlie Kloss]].<ref name="Paton2019">{{cite news |last=Paton |first=Elizabeth |date=September 26, 2023 |title=Karl Lagerfeld Remembered With White Shirts |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/26/style/karl-lagerfeld-white-shirt-project-paris-fashion-week.html |access-date=January 9, 2024 |work=The New York Times}}</ref>

Seven was Lagerfeld's favorite number, and as such, seven of the final designs were replicated 77 times and sold for €777 each, with proceeds benefiting a French charity affiliated with [[Paris Descartes University]].<ref name="farfetch.com2" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Malley |first=Katie |date=16 September 2019 |title=Your First Glimpse of the Tribute Karl Lagerfeld Shirts Designed By Cara Delevingne, Kaia Gerber And Gigi Hadid |url=https://www.elle.com/uk/fashion/a29053361/karl-lagerfeld-tribute-shirts-cara-delevingne/ |access-date=19 September 2019 |website=ELLE |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=11 July 2019 |title=Celebrities Honor Karl Lagerfeld with "White Shirt Project" |url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/white-shirt-project-tribute-karl-lagerfeld/ |access-date=19 September 2019 |website=Highsnobiety |language=en-US}}</ref>

==== Metropolitan Museum of Art 2023 Costume Institute Exhibition and Met Gala ====
The [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] honored the designer with a retrospective of his work with Balmain, Patou, Chloe, Fendi, Chanel, and his eponymous line. The posthumous exhibition, ''Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty'' spanned Lagerfeld's six-decade career and included more than 150 objects.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-22 |title=Just In: New Details About the Upcoming Met Exhibition, "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty" |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/just-in-new-details-about-the-upcoming-met-exhibition-karl-lagerfeld-a-line-of-beauty |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}}</ref>

Chanel, Fendi, Condé Nast, and Lagerfeld's own fashion brand provided support for the exhibition and the accompanying 2023 [[Met Gala]].<ref name="Mukherjee">{{cite news |last=Mukherjee |first=Nilam |date=March 9, 2023 |title=Everything We Know About the 2023 Met Gala |url=https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/met-gala-2023-details-karl-lagerfeld-theme-hosts |access-date=January 15, 2024 |work=[[L'Officiel]]}}</ref> The 2023 fête was co-chaired by [[Michaela Coel]], [[Penélope Cruz]], [[Roger Federer]], [[Dua Lipa]], and Condé Nast Global Chief Content Officer, [[Anna Wintour]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Feitelberg |first=Rosemary |date=2023-03-22 |title=The Metropolitan Museum of Art Shares Details About Upcoming Karl Lagerfeld Exhibition |url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/the-metropolitan-museum-of-art-shares-details-upcoming-karl-lagerfeld-exhibition-1235592192/ |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=WWD |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-23 |title=The Met Museum Reveals Details Regarding Upcoming Karl Lagerfeld Exhibition |url=https://hypebeast.com/2023/3/the-metropolitan-museum-of-art-karl-lagerfeld-a-line-of-beauty-exhibition-details |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=Hypebeast}}</ref> [[Pritzker Prize]]-winning architect [[Tadao Ando]] designed the exhibit.<ref>{{Cite web |last=designboom |first=kat barandy I. |date=2023-03-23 |title=the MET announces tadao ando as designer of karl lagerfeld exhibition |url=https://www.designboom.com/design/karl-lagerfeld-tadao-ando-metropolitan-museum-art-met-exhibition-line-beauty-03-23-2023/ |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=designboom {{!}} architecture & design magazine |language=en}}</ref> Curator Andrew Bolton expounded on the exhibition's inspiration in the April 2023 issue of ''Architectural Digest''. Bolton explained that the tribute would focus largely on Lagerfeld's design process, specifically his sketches, and would showcase both the literal lines of Lagerfeld's drawings as well as the sartorial lines or silhouettes of his works.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-18 |title=Take a first look at the Met's Karl Lagerfeld exhibition design |url=https://www.architecturaldigest.in/story/tadao-ando-take-a-first-look-at-the-mets-karl-lagerfeld-exhibition-design/ |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=Architectural Digest India |language=en-IN}}</ref>