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Haute Couture Fashion Icon Karl Lagerfeld, Creative Director of Chanel, Dies at 85 - Arts & Collections
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Karl Lagerfeld | Untitled (Alek Wek) Numéro, March 2000 (“Dubar” gown from Jean Paul Gaultier's “Romantic India” women's spring-summer haute couture collection of 2000) Photograph by Karl Lagerfeld (2000) | Artsy
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Haute Couture Fashion Icon Karl Lagerfeld, Creative Director of Chanel, Dies at 85 - Arts & Collections
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Karl Lagerfeld's reign at Chanel is entering its forth decade and he continues to reign supreme - The Fashionable Truth
![A model displays a creation by German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel 2005-2006 Fall-Winter Haute-Couture fashion show in Paris, France on July 7, 2005. Photo by JAVA/ABACAPRESS.COM Stock Photo - Alamy A model displays a creation by German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel 2005-2006 Fall-Winter Haute-Couture fashion show in Paris, France on July 7, 2005. Photo by JAVA/ABACAPRESS.COM Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2EA4HT0/a-model-displays-a-creation-by-german-fashion-designer-karl-lagerfeld-for-chanel-2005-2006-fall-winter-haute-couture-fashion-show-in-paris-france-on-july-7-2005-photo-by-javaabacapresscom-2EA4HT0.jpg)
A model displays a creation by German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel 2005-2006 Fall-Winter Haute-Couture fashion show in Paris, France on July 7, 2005. Photo by JAVA/ABACAPRESS.COM Stock Photo - Alamy
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